إقامة الدولة في ظل قانون السببية - ج5 - التفاتة سريعة لمواضع ذكر السنن في القرآن
إقامة الدولة في ظل قانون السببية - ج5 - التفاتة سريعة لمواضع ذكر السنن في القرآن

1) العبرة من سنن الله في عقابه للمكذبين، سنة تكذيب المتكبرين للرسل، واغترارهم بالدنيا، في السنن عبرة لهم بمن كان أشد منهم قوة وبطشا، فأحاط بهم العذاب، وتهديد المنافقين والكفار بما يخلع قلوبهم ويزلزل أفئدتهم إذا مردوا على النفاق، واستمروا في معاداة الرسول ولم يرجعوا، وكذلك هي عبرة لأصحاب الدعوات لدفعهم للثبات على الحق، وسنة عدم قبول الإيمان عند الموت.

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November 30, 2017

إقامة الدولة في ظل قانون السببية - ج5 - التفاتة سريعة لمواضع ذكر السنن في القرآن

إقامة الدولة في ظل قانون السببية

 للكاتب والمفكر ثائر سلامة - أبو مالك

 (الجزء الخامس: التفاتة سريعة لمواضع ذكر السنن في القرآن)

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لا نستطيع في عجالة أن نبلور كل السنن المذكورة في الآيات ولا استنباطها، وسنقتصر على استنباط ما يحتاجه البحث إن شاء الله تعالى لاحقا، فنكتفي هنا بالالتفاتة السريعة حيث وردت السنن الإلهية في القرآن في المواضع التالية:

1) العبرة من سنن الله في عقابه للمكذبين، سنة تكذيب المتكبرين للرسل، واغترارهم بالدنيا، في السنن عبرة لهم بمن كان أشد منهم قوة وبطشا، فأحاط بهم العذاب، وتهديد المنافقين والكفار بما يخلع قلوبهم ويزلزل أفئدتهم إذا مردوا على النفاق، واستمروا في معاداة الرسول eولم يرجعوا، وكذلك هي عبرة لأصحاب الدعوات لدفعهم للثبات على الحق، وسنة عدم قبول الإيمان عند الموت.

﴿قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ فَسِيرُواْ فِي الأَرْضِ فَانْظُرُواْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذَّبِينَ﴾ [آل عمران: 137]، ﴿قُل لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ إِن يَنتَهُواْ يُغَفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَ وَإِنْ يَعُودُواْ فَقَدْ مَضَتْ سُنَّةُ الأَوَّلِينِ﴾ [الأنفال: 38]، ﴿وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلاَّ كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِئُونَ ۝ كَذَلِكَ نَسْلُكُهُ فِي قُلُوبِ الْمُجْرِمِينَ ۝ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ وَقَدْ خَلَتْ سُنَّةُ الأَوَّلِينَ﴾ [الحجر: 11-13]، والآيات الكريمة تتكلم عن حقيقة حتمية لا تتخلف ولا تتبدل وهي الصراع بين الحق والباطل، وما يلقاه أصحاب الحق من استهزاء وتنكيل من أقوام لا يعرف الإيمان سبيلا لقلوبهم، وهذه الحقيقة سنة ماضية ما تخلفت في الذين جاءوا من قبل ولن تتخلف حتى يرث الله الأرض ومن عليها، والآيات خطاب للمؤمنين لتتهيأ نفوسهم لحقيقة الصراع الذي لا هوادة فيه، مع البشارة لهم بالعاقبة والنصر كما كان للرسل وأتباعهم، وخطاب للمعاندين ألا يسلكوا سبيل الذين خلوا من قبل فما أصابهم من الهلاك لاحق بكم فهي سنة لا تحابي ولا تجامل أحدا[1].

﴿وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا إِذْ جَاءهُمُ الْهُدَى وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَّا أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ الْأَوَّلِينَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا﴾ [الكهف: 55]، ﴿مَلْعُونِينَ أَيْنَمَا ثُقِفُوا أُخِذُوا وَقُتِّلُوا تَقْتِيلًا ۝ سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ فِي الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِن قَبْلُ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا﴾ [الأحزاب: 61–62]، ﴿وَإِن كَادُواْ لَيَسْتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ لِيُخْرِجوكَ مِنْهَا وَإِذًا لاَّ يَلْبَثُونَ خِلافَكَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً ۝ سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَا وَلاَ تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحْوِيلاً﴾ [الإسراء: 76-77]، "وردت هذه الآية في سياق الحديث عن صورة من صور الصراع بين الحق والباطل، تنتقل من مجرد بغض الحق وكراهته إلى إظهار العداوة والمبارزة مع أصحاب الدعوة، فالباطل لا يرضى حتى بمجرد وجود الحق لأنه موقن أن في الحق قوة ذاتية متحركة غير ساكنة لا تقبل إلا الانتشار والتوسع والتأثير وكسب الأنصار والأتباع والتمكين والهيمنة له.

 وسنة الله انتصار الحق ولو بعد حين ولو دالت للباطل دولة يوما ما فإنها لا تدوم فسرعان ما ينجلي الباطل ويحل الحق وإن أخرجوا الدعاة من ديارهم وإن حبسوهم وإن قتلوهم فلن يحل الباطل محل الحق أبدا؛ سنة ثابتة لا تتغير ولا تتبدل"[2]

﴿وَأَقْسَمُوا بِاللَّهِ جَهْدَ أَيْمَانِهِمْ لَئِن جَاءهُمْ نَذِيرٌ لَّيَكُونُنَّ أَهْدَى مِنْ إِحْدَى الْأُمَمِ فَلَمَّا جَاءهُمْ نَذِيرٌ مَّا زَادَهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا ۝ اسْتِكْبَارًا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَكْرَ السَّيِّئِ وَلَا يَحِيقُ الْمَكْرُ السَّيِّئُ إِلَّا بِأَهْلِهِ فَهَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا سُنَّتَ الْأَوَّلِينَ فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللَّهِ تَحْوِيلًا ۝ أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَكَانُوا أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُعْجِزَهُ مِن شَيْءٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَلَا فِي الْأَرْضِ إِنَّهُ كَانَ عَلِيمًا قَدِيرًا﴾ [فاطر: 42–44]، ﴿فَلَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ وَكَفَرْنَا بِمَا كُنَّا بِهِ مُشْرِكِينَ ۝ فَلَمْ يَكُ يَنفَعُهُمْ إِيمَانُهُمْ لَمَّا رَأَوْا بَأْسَنَا سُنَّتَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي قَدْ خَلَتْ فِي عِبَادِهِ وَخَسِرَ هُنَالِكَ الْكَافِرُونَ﴾ [غافر: 84–85]

2) سنة الله في نصر المؤمنين، بشارة لهم بالنصر والتمكين، بتمسكهم بالإيمان، والاستعانة بالله والاستنصار به، وضعف الكفار، والعبرة في طريق الدعوات ومآلها بشارة ونذارة ودفعا لحسن العمل.

﴿وَلَوْ قَاتَلَكُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوَلَّوُا الْأَدْبَارَ ثُمَّ لَا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا ۝ سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلُ وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا﴾ [الفتح: 22–23]، ﴿وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِآيَاتِنَا أَنْ أَخْرِجْ قَوْمَكَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَذَكِّرْهُمْ بِأَيَّامِ اللّهِ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لآيَاتٍ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ شَكُورٍ﴾ [إبراهيم: 5].

3) سنن ثابتة في الشرائع التي أنزلت على الرسل، وللتأمل في سنن السابقين لأخذ العبر في أي شأن من شئون الحياة، وللهداية.

﴿يُرِيدُ اللّهُ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَكُمْ وَيَهْدِيَكُمْ سُنَنَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ وَيَتُوبَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَاللّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ﴾ [النساء: 26]، ﴿مَّا كَانَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ مِنْ حَرَجٍ فِيمَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ لَهُ سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ فِي الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِن قَبْلُ وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ قَدَرًا مَّقْدُورًا﴾ [الأحزاب: 38]، أي: وكان أمره الذي يقدره كائنا لا محالة، وواقعا لا محيد عنه ولا معدل، فما شاء الله كان، وما لم يشأ لم يكن [3].

4) سنن استفدناها من العلية، والشرطية، ودلالات الآيات على السنن في مواطن مختلفة من القرآن:

﴿أَمْ حَسِبْتُمْ أَن تَدْخُلُواْ الْجَنَّةَ وَلَمَّا يَأْتِكُم مَّثَلُ الَّذِينَ خَلَوْاْ مِن قَبْلِكُم مَّسَّتْهُمُ الْبَأْسَاء وَالضَّرَّاء وَزُلْزِلُواْ حَتَّى يَقُولَ الرَّسُولُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مَعَهُ مَتَى نَصْرُ اللّهِ أَلا إِنَّ نَصْرَ اللّهِ قَرِيبٌ﴾ [البقرة: 214]، ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِن تَنصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْ﴾ [محمد: 7]، ﴿إِن يَمْسَسْكُمْ قَرْحٌ فَقَدْ مَسَّ الْقَوْمَ قَرْحٌ مِّثْلُهُ وَتِلْكَ الأيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَيَتَّخِذَ مِنكُمْ شُهَدَاء وَاللّهُ لاَ يُحِبُّ الظَّالِمِينَ﴾ [آل عمران: 140]، ﴿مَّا كَانَ اللّهُ لِيَذَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَى مَآ أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّىَ يَمِيزَ الْخَبِيثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ وَمَا كَانَ اللّهُ لِيُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ وَلَكِنَّ اللّهَ يَجْتَبِي مِن رُّسُلِهِ مَن يَشَاء فَآمِنُواْ بِاللّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُواْ وَتَتَّقُواْ فَلَكُمْ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ﴾ [آل عمران: 179]، وأمثال هذه الآيات حيث تبين سننا لنزول النصر، فمن لم ينصر الله لن ينصره الله! لم يأخذ بالسبب، فلن يتنزل عليه النصر!

"يعرف أصحاب البصائر من أهل العلم عوامل البناء والأمن والاستقرار والصحة والرفاهية، وعوامل الهدم والخوف والجوع والمرض، كما في قوله تعالى: ﴿وَلَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْقُرَى آمَنُواْ وَاتَّقَواْ لَفَتَحْنَا عَلَيْهِم بَرَكَاتٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاء وَالأَرْضِ وَلَـكِن كَذَّبُواْ فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ﴾ [الأعراف: 96]. فتبدل الأحوال في المجتمع من الصحة إلى السقم، ومن الغنى إلى الفقر، ومن الأمن إلى الخوف، ومن العزة إلى الذلة... مرتبط بإرادة الناس وسلوكهم وأفعالهم السلبية المخالفة لما أمر الله به" [4]، وعدم أخذهم بالأسباب التي وضحتها السنن الإلهية لهم ﴿فَأَخَذْنَاهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ﴾، والباء هنا سببية، فلا يصح بحال إهمال هذه السنن!

﴿مَن كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَن لَّن يَنصُرَهُ اللَّهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى السَّمَاء ثُمَّ لِيَقْطَعْ فَلْيَنظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُ مَا يَغِيظُ﴾ [الحج: 15]، قال القرطبي: قال أبو جعفر النحاس: من أحسن ما قيل فيها أن المعنى من كان يظن أن لن ينصر الله محمداً eوأنه يتهيأ له أن يقطع النصر الذي أوتيه، ﴿فَلْيَمْدُدْ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ﴾ أي فليطلب حيلة يصل بها إلى السماء، ﴿ثُمَّ لْيَقْطَعْ﴾ أي ثم ليقطع النصر إن تهيّأ له، ﴿فَلْيَنْظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُ﴾ وحيلته ما يغيظه من نصر النبيّ e. والفائدة في الكلام أنه إذا لم يتهيأ له الكيد والحيلة بأن يفعل مثل هذا لم يصل إلى قطع النصر[5].

تأمل البلاغة: إن سبب النصر متصل بالله تعالى، فلو صعد من كان يظن أن الله لن ينصر نبيه إلى السماء بسبب، ووصل إلى سبب النصر فليقطعه، ليعلم أنه لن يستطيع أن يحول بين نصر النبي eوالسبب الذي اتصل بالسماء والذي به يتنزل النصر، فإذ لن يستطيع قطع السبب ومنع النصر، فليمت كمدا وغيظا! وهكذا فالأسباب متصلة بالسماء، متحققة بوجود المسببات! حتمية لا يستطيع أحد تغييرها، تتنزل بأمر الله تعالى!

وسنن لمداولة الأيام بين الناس، وسنن الاختبارات والتمحيص، وإلى ما ذلك، فكما ترى فالقرآن مشحون بالسنن وبالأسباب والمسببات!

حديث شريف يختصر مآسي الأمة الإسلامية وفق قانون السببية! فهل من مُدَّكِر؟

وقد جاءَ في قولِ الرسولِ الأكرمِ e: «يا معشرَ المهاجرينَ: خصالٌ خمسٌ إذا ابتليتم بهنَّ وأعوذُ باللهِ أن تدركوهنَّ لم تظهرِ الفاحشةُ في قومٍ قطُّ حّتى يُعلنوا بها إلا فشا فيهمُ الطاعونُ، والأوجاعُ التي لم تكن مضتْ في أسلافِهمُ الذين مَضَوْا، ولم يَنقـُصُوا المكيالَ والميزانَ إلا أُخِذوا بالسِّنينَ وشدةِ المؤونةِ، وجَورِ السلطانِ عليهم، ولم يَمنعوا زكاةَ أموالِهم إلا مُنعوا القطرَ من السماءِ، ولولا البهائم لم يُمطـَروا، ولم يَنقـُضوا عهدَ اللهِ وعهدَ رسولِهِ إلا سَلَّطَ اللهُ عليهم عدوَّهُم من غيرِهم، فأخذوا بعضَ ما كانَ في أيديهم، وما لم تـَحكم أئمتـُهُم بكتابِ اللهِ عزَّ وجلَّ، ويَتحرَّوْا فيما أنزلَ اللهُ، إلاَّ جعلَ اللهُ بأسَهُم بينـَهُم» رواه ابن ماجه، وهو حديث حسن.


[1] السنن الإلهية وأثرها في فهم الواقع، أبو مريم محمد الجريتلي، موقع الألوكة

[2] السنن الإلهية وأثرها في فهم الواقع، أبو مريم محمد الجريتلي، موقع الألوكة

[3] تفسير القرآن العظيم (3/492)

[4] السنن الإلهية وأثرها في فهم الواقع، أبو مريم محمد الجريتلي، موقع الألوكة

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Precious Fruits - The tongue of the wise man is behind his heart

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The tongue of the wise man is behind his heart

Al-Hasan al-Basri heard a man talking too much, so he said: O son of my brother, hold your tongue, for it has been said: There is nothing more worthy of imprisonment than the tongue.

It was narrated that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: (And what causes people to be thrown on their faces into the Fire except the harvests of their tongues?) Narrated by al-Darimi mursal, Ibn Abd al-Barr, Ibn Abi Shaybah, and Ibn al-Mubarak.

He used to say: The tongue of the wise man is behind his heart, so if he wants to speak, he thinks, and if the speech is in his favor, he speaks, and if it is against him, he remains silent. And the heart of the ignorant person is behind his tongue, whenever he intends to speak, he speaks.

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How did Islam enter Sudan?
August 15, 2025

How did Islam enter Sudan?

How did Islam enter Sudan?

The Sudan known today by its geography did not represent a unified political, cultural, or religious entity before the arrival of Muslims, as it was divided among different races, ethnicities, and beliefs. In the north, where the Nubians lived, Orthodox Christianity was prevalent as a belief, and the Nubian language, in its various dialects, was the language of politics, culture, and communication. In the east, the Beja tribes lived, who are Hamitic tribes (attributed to Ham, son of Noah), with their own language, separate culture, and different beliefs from those in the north. If we head south, we find the Negroid tribes with their distinctive features, their own languages, and pagan beliefs. The same is true in the west. ([1])

This diversity and ethnic and cultural pluralism are among the most prominent features and characteristics of the population structure in pre-Islamic Sudan, resulting from several factors, especially since Sudan enjoys a strategic geographic location in Northeast Africa. It represents a gateway to the Horn of Africa and a link between the Arab world and North Africa, and between sub-Saharan Africa. This location has given it a major role in civilizational and cultural communication and political and economic interactions throughout history. In addition, it has vital sea outlets on the Red Sea, one of the most important trade routes in the world.

The first migration of the Companions, may God be pleased with them, to the land of Abyssinia (in Rajab of the fifth year of prophethood, which is the second year of proclaiming the Da'wah) can be seen as the first indication of early contact between nascent Islam and the communities of eastern Sudan. Although the purpose of the migration was originally to seek a safe haven from persecution in Mecca, this step represented the beginning of the first Islamic presence in the African and Sudanese space. In the year 6 AH, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sent with his messenger Amr bin Umayya a letter to Al-Najashi inviting him to Islam ([2]), and Al-Najashi replied with a letter in which he showed his acceptance.

With the conquest of Egypt at the hands of Amr ibn al-Aas during the reign of the Rashidun Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab in 20 AH/641 AD, the Nubians felt the danger when the Islamic state began to establish its administrative and political influence over the northern Nile Valley, especially in Upper Egypt, which represented a strategic and geographical extension of the Sudanese Nubian kingdoms. Therefore, the Nubian kingdoms began launching preemptive attacks on Upper Egypt as a defensive reaction. Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, ordered the governor of Egypt, Amr ibn al-Aas, to send detachments towards the land of Nubia in Sudan to secure the southern borders of Egypt and to convey the Islamic call. In turn, Amr ibn al-Aas sent an army led by Uqba ibn Nafi al-Fihri in the year 21 AH, but the army was forced to retreat, as the people of Nubia met it with great courage, and many Muslims returned with gouged eyes. The Nubians were skilled archers, making accurate hits even in the eyes, which is why the Muslims called them "archers of the pupils." In the year 26 AH (647 AD), Abdullah ibn Abi al-Sarh was appointed governor of Egypt during the days of Uthman ibn Affan and prepared to meet the Nubians, leading a well-equipped campaign and was able to penetrate south to Dongola*, the capital of the Christian Nubian kingdom in the year 31 AH/652 AD, and besieged the city severely. When they asked him for reconciliation and truce, Abdullah ibn Abi al-Sarh agreed to that ([3]). He concluded a peace treaty with them called the Covenant or Agreement of Baqt** and built a mosque in Dongola. Researchers have strived to understand the meaning of Baqt, some saying it is Latin, (Pactum) meaning agreement, but historians and writers do not see this peace treaty as other peace treaties in which Muslims imposed jizya on those who reconciled with them, but rather considered it an agreement or truce between Muslims and Nubians.

Abdullah ibn Abi al-Sarh pledged to them security, that the Muslims would not fight them, and that the Nubians would enter the lands of the Muslims as passers-by, not residents, and the Nubians would protect whoever entered their land from the Muslims or those under covenant until they left it ([4]). They were also required to maintain the mosque that the Muslims built in Dongola, sweep it, light it, and honor it, and not prevent anyone from praying in it, and to pay 360 heads of their average slaves each year. In return, the Muslims would donate annual supplies of grains and clothing (because the Nubian king complained of a lack of food in his country), but they were not obligated to repel an enemy or raider of their country. With this peace, the Muslims were reassured about the safety of their borders from the south, ensured cross-border trade between the two countries, and obtained the strong arms of Nubia to serve the state. With the movement of goods, ideas also moved, and preachers and merchants played a pivotal role in spreading Islam in Nubia through peaceful means, especially through good dealings. Trade caravans carried with them belief, language, civilization, and a way of life, just as they carried trade goods.

Arabic also became increasingly present in the daily life of Sudanese societies, especially in northern Sudan. This agreement represented a kind of permanent contact between the Muslims and the Christian Nubians that lasted for six centuries ([5]). During that time, the Islamic faith infiltrated the northern part of eastern Sudan from the mid-seventh century AD at the hands of Muslim merchants and Arab immigrants. These major Arab migrations infiltrated through 3 routes: first: from Egypt, second from the Hijaz via the ports of Badi, Aydhab and Suakin, and third: from Morocco and North Africa through the central Sudan. However, the impact of these groups was not effective due to their small size compared to the large numbers that moved from Egypt to the south since the ninth century AD, after which the land of Beja, Nubia and Central Sudan was melted by the Arab element. At that time, the Abbasid Caliph Al-Mu'tasim (218-227 AH/833-842 AD) decided to rely on Turkish soldiers and abandon Arab soldiers, which is considered a dangerous turning point in the history of Arabs in Egypt. Thus, the third century AH/ninth century AD witnessed wide Arab migrations to Sudan, and then penetration into the vast plains south and east ([6]), which helped stability in these areas to connect with the people of the country, influence them, and accept Islam and enter into it.

In the twelfth century AD, following the Crusaders' occupation of Palestine, the Sinai route for Egyptian and Moroccan pilgrims was no longer safe, so they turned to the port of Aydhab (known as the Port of Gold, located on the Red Sea coast). When the pilgrimage movement became active there and Muslims frequented it on their way to and from the holy lands in the Hijaz, the ships carrying goods from Yemen and India began to anchor there, thus its area was populated and its movement increased, and Aydhab occupied an excellent position in the religious and commercial life of Muslims. ([7])

When the kings of Nubia broke the covenant whenever they found weakness or weakness from the Muslims and raided Aswan and the positions of Muslims in Egypt, especially during the days of its king David in 1272 AD, the Muslims were forced to fight them during the days of al-Zahir Baybars, and a new treaty was concluded between the two parties in 1276 AD, and finally Sultan al-Nasir bin Qalawun opened Dongola in 1317 AD, and the king of Nubia, Abdullah, son of King David's brother, converted to Islam in 1316 AD, which facilitated its spread there, and the land of Nubia entered Islam permanently.([8])

As for the Christian kingdom of Alwa, it was overthrown following the alliance between the Arab Abdallab tribes and the Zanj Funj in 1504 AD, and the Islamic Funj kingdom was established, also known as the "Sennar Sultanate" after the capital, and also as the "Blue Kingdom." The Sennar kingdom is considered the first Arab Islamic state established in Sudan after the spread of Islam and the Arabic language there([9]).

As a result of the increasing Arab Islamic influence, the royal families in Nubia, Alwa, Sennar, Taqali and Darfur became Muslim after they were Christian or pagan. The ruling class's conversion to Islam was enough to bring about a multi-dimensional revolution in the history of Sudan. Muslim ruling families were formed, and with them the first models of Sudanese Islamic kingdoms were established, which had a great impact on empowering this religion and effectively contributed to spreading the Islamic religion, consolidating its pillars, laying its foundations, and establishing the foundations of Islamic civilization in the land of Sudan. Some kings assumed the role of preachers in their countries and understood their role as guardians who were responsible for conveying and preserving this religion, so they ordered what is right, forbade what is wrong, judged according to God's law, established justice as much as they could, and called to God and strived in His cause. ([10])

Thus, the call of Islam proceeded strongly and effectively in this region amidst hurricanes of paganism and Christian evangelism campaigns. Thus, Sudan is considered one of the most famous regions in which the peaceful Da'wah represented the true model for the spread of Islam, and the ability of Muslims to spread their faith through persuasion, argument, and good treatment emerged. Caravan trade and jurists played a major role in spreading Islam in the Sudanese lands, where markets replaced battlefields, and honesty, truthfulness, and good treatment replaced the sword in spreading the doctrine of monotheism([11]). In this regard, the jurist historian Abu al-Abbas Ahmad Baba al-Tanbukti says: "The people of Sudan embraced Islam voluntarily without anyone taking control of them, like the people of Kano and Borno. We have not heard that anyone took control of them before their Islam."

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** Appendix: Covenant from Prince Abdullah bin Saad bin Abi Sarh to the Great of Nubia and to all the people of his kingdom:

"A covenant he made to the great and small of Nubia, from the border of the land of Aswan to the border of the land of Alwa, that Abdullah bin Saad has given them security and a truce running between them and the Muslims who border them from the people of Upper Egypt and other Muslims and the people of the Dhimma, that you, the Nubian community, are safe with the security of God and the security of His Messenger Muhammad the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that we will not fight you, nor wage war against you, nor invade you, as long as you abide by the conditions between us and you, that you enter our country as passers-by, not residents in it, and we enter your country as passers-by, not residents in it, and you must protect whoever enters your country, or visits it, from Muslims or those under covenant, until he leaves you, and you must return every runaway who comes to you from the slaves of the Muslims, until you return him to the land of Islam, and do not seize him, nor prevent him from it, nor interfere with a Muslim who intends to reach him and argue with him until he leaves him, and you must protect the mosque that the Muslims built in the courtyard of your city, and do not prevent a worshiper from it, and you must sweep it, light it, and honor it, and you must pay three hundred and sixty heads every year, which you pay to the Imam of the Muslims from the average slaves of your country who are not defective, including males and females, in which there is no decrepit old man, nor an old woman, nor a child who has not reached puberty, you pay that to the governor of Aswan, and no Muslim has to repel an enemy that comes to you, nor prevent him from you, from the border of the land of Alwa to the land of Aswan, if you harbor a Muslim slave or kill a Muslim or someone under covenant, or interfere with the mosque that the Muslims built in the courtyard of your city by demolishing it, or prevent anything from the three hundred and sixty heads, then this truce and security are void, and we and you are back to square one until God judges between us, and He is the best of judges, with that is God's covenant and His pledge and His guarantee and the guarantee of His Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and we have upon you for that the greatest thing you adhere to of the guarantee of Christ, and the guarantee of the apostles, and the guarantee of whoever you magnify from the people of your religion and your sect.

God is the witness between us and you on that. Written by Amr bin Shurahbil in Ramadan, year thirty-one."


[1] The Entry of Islam into Sudan and its Impact on Correcting Beliefs by Dr. Salah Ibrahim Issa

[2] Chapter Ten of the book Tanwir Al-Ghabash fi Fadl Ahl Al-Sudan wal-Habash, by Ibn al-Jawzi

* Before Islam, the land of Nubia was divided into 3 kingdoms: Nubia, Makuria, and Alwa (from Aswan in the south to Khartoum currently). Then, after that, the kingdoms of Nubia and Makuria united between 570 AD and 652 AD and were called the Kingdom of Nubia, and its capital was Dongola.

[3] Futuh al-Buldan by Imam Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Jabir al-Baghdadi (known as al-Baladhuri)

** See the appendix to read the full text of the covenant

[4] Islam and Nubia in the Middle Ages by Dr. Mustafa Muhammad Saad

[5] Islam in the Sudan by J. Spencer Trimingham

[6] The Spread of Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa by Yusuf Fadl Hassan

[7] Sudan Through the Ages by Dr. Makki Shibeika

[8] Sudan by Mahmoud Shaker

[9] A Reading in the History of the Islamic Funj Kingdom (910 - 1237 AH/ 1504 - 1821 AD) by Dr. Tayeb Boujamaa Naima

[10] Islam and Nubia in the Middle Ages by Dr. Mustafa Muhammad Saad

[11] Studies in the History of Islam and Ruling Families in Sub-Saharan Africa by Dr. Nour El-Din Al-Shaabani