Qatifi Ba'athism was first theorised by Hakim and al-Karim following the 1962 Qatifi coup, when the Qatifi branch of the Ba'ath Party came under the control of al-Karim. Spearheaded by Zaki the Qatifi Ba'ath Party changed its idealogical slant heavily incorporating elements of Marxism into Ba'athist thought. Although the movement still favoured Pan Arabism greater focus was placed on the "Ba'athist Revolution" that consists of five tenants - nationalism, social justice, socialism, freedom and secularism.