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With Islam, the People of Sudan are Melted into One Melting Pot, and they Live a Dignified and Just Life Under Its State
Sudan's population is estimated at 49.4 million, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2024. Ninety six percent of the population is Muslim, with a small Christian community and individuals following pagan religions. Sudanese society is made up of tribes of Arab, African, and Nubian origins, representing more than 500 ethnic groups. Arabs constitute the dominant ethnic group, comprising 70% of the population, in addition to other ethnic groups, including the Beja, Nuba, Fulani, Geberti, Fur, Masalit, and others.
Sudan's population is estimated at 49.4 million, according to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2024. Ninety six percent of the population is Muslim, with a small Christian community and individuals following pagan religions. Sudanese society is made up of tribes of Arab, African, and Nubian origins, representing more than 500 ethnic groups. Arabs constitute the dominant ethnic group, comprising 70% of the population, in addition to other ethnic groups, including the Beja, Nuba, Fulani, Geberti, Fur, Masalit, and others.
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00:00Welcome to the Central Media Office of Hizb al-Tahrir's English Podcast.
00:05With Islam, the people of Sudan are melted into one melting pot,
00:09and they live a dignified and just life under its state.
00:13Sudan's population is estimated at 49.4 million,
00:17according to the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, in 2024.
00:2396% of the population is Muslim with a small Christian community,
00:28and individuals following pagan religions.
00:32Sudanese society is made up of tribes of Arab, African, and Nubian origins,
00:37representing more than 500 ethnic groups.
00:40Arabs constitute the dominant ethnic group, compromising 70% of the population,
00:45in addition to other ethnic groups, including the Beja, Nuba, Fulani, Jaberti, Fur, Masalit, and others.
00:55The colonialists exploited this diversity and differences to ignite conflicts and civil wars,
01:03harnessing them to implement their plans,
01:06most notably the fragmentation of Sudan into small states,
01:10by playing on the theme of self-rule, the right to self-determination,
01:14and the rights of small ethnicities.
01:17The North was separated from the South, and now there is talk of separating Darfur.
01:22We are not here to elaborate on the components of Sudanese society,
01:27nor are we discussing the mechanism and stages of Sudan's fragmentation.
01:31Rather, what we are here to demonstrate is that Islam alone is capable of merging these diverse components
01:38into a single melting pot,
01:40and that the Khilafah Caliphate alone is capable of dealing with them from a position of care and subordination,
01:47and of achieving justice, equality, and a dignified life for them.
01:52The laws of Islam have united the diverse and even warring peoples and tribes,
01:58unified their word, and brought them together into a sophisticated ummah.
02:02They worship one Allah and face one Qibla,
02:05and the lowest of them seeks their protection,
02:08and one of them will sacrifice his blood for another after he had previously shed his own blood.
02:14Islam alone is the principle capable of uniting people in a single melting pot.
02:20It is Islam that fused Arabs, Copps, Berbers, Turks, Nubians, and others,
02:25and made them one ummah before the hand of colonialism reached out
02:30to revive these fanaticisms and conflicts in service of its schemes.
02:36Islam does not differentiate between people based on race, color, or sex.
02:40Rather, it focuses on the human being as a human being.
02:44In its view, people are equal, and the distinction between them is based on their deeds,
02:50not their appearance, race, or ethnicity.
02:53The criterion for distinction between them is piety
02:57and the extent of their commitment to, verses, commands, and prohibitions in their lives.
03:05As for the differences between people in terms of race, color, and sex,
03:11these are natural matters and are signs of Allah and indications of His power.
03:17They are not viewed negatively or preferentially.
03:21Allah Almighty says,
03:22O humanity, indeed, we created you from a male and a female and made you into peoples and tribes,
03:45so that you may get to know one another.
03:48Surely the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous among you.
03:54Allah is truly all-knowing, all-aware.
03:56Al-Hujurat 13.
03:58On the authority of Jabir ibn Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him,
04:03who said, the Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ said,
04:06O people, your Lord is one and your Father is one.
04:33There is no superiority of an Arab over a non-Arab,
04:36nor of a non-Arab over an Arab,
04:38nor of a red person over a black person,
04:41nor a black person over a red person, except by piety.
04:45Have I conveyed the message?
04:46They said, the Messenger of Allah has conveyed the message.
04:49He said, let the witness convey it to the opposite.
04:53Islam has established a correct bond that connects human beings to others,
04:57the bond of faith from which emerges a system that addresses human problems throughout life
05:03and regulates the relationships of individuals within a single society.
05:08This bond is the bond of Islamic faith,
05:10not the bond of nationalism, ethnicity, tribalism, or pre-Islamic fanaticism.
05:15The Prophet ๏ทบ said about this bond,
05:18Da'uha fa'innaha muntina,
05:20Leave it, for it is something disgusting.
05:22Through this bond, Suhaib al-Rumi, Bilal al-Habashi, Salman al-Farisi,
05:27and Abu Bakr al-Harabi al-Qurashi became brothers.
05:32Through this bond, Islam united the Aus and Khazraj tribes,
05:37who had been at odds and held enmity and hatred for one another.
05:41They transformed into loving brothers.
05:44They became supporters of the religion
05:45and were instrumental in supporting the Prophet ๏ทบ
05:48and establishing the Islamic State.
05:50Allah Almighty says,
05:54Had you spent all the riches in the earth,
06:06you could not have united their hearts,
06:08but Allah has united them.
06:09Indeed, He is Almighty always.
06:12Al-Anfal 63
06:13These provisions, enshrined in Islam as legislation,
06:17were implemented by the Khilafah, Caliphate State.
06:21The Khilafah State does not have the distinction of minority and majority,
06:25as is practiced today.
06:27Islam considers the group governed by its system to be a human unit,
06:31regardless of sect or sex.
06:33The only conditions required for this are citizenship,
06:38i.e. residency,
06:39and loyalty to the state.
06:41It views all people solely as human beings
06:43and considers them its subject.
06:45As long as they hold citizenship,
06:48the internal policy of the Islamic State
06:50is to implement Islamic law
06:52on all those who hold citizenship,
06:55whether Muslims or non-Muslims.
06:57Everyone who holds citizenship
06:58is a subject of the Islamic State,
07:01whether Muslim or non-Muslim,
07:03and has the rights and obligations
07:05due to the state according to Sharia.
07:08This state is responsible for them,
07:10for their welfare protection
07:11and the protection of their property and honor,
07:14and for providing them with security,
07:16livelihood, prosperity, justice, and tranquility,
07:19without any distinction between Muslim and non-Muslims.
07:22All are equal before the state,
07:23like the teeth of a comb.
07:25Islam has provided several provisions
07:28for the people of covenant,
07:30including that they are not tempted
07:31to abandon their religion,
07:33nor are they forced to convert to Islam.
07:35Rather, they are left to their own devices.
07:39Whatever they believe, worship, and eat.
07:41Matters of marriage and divorce
07:43are decided among them according to their religion.
07:46They are not required to fulfill
07:48any of the obligations imposed on Muslims,
07:50such as jihad and zakah.
07:53They are not forced to fight,
07:54but it is permissible for any of them
07:57who wishes to fight in the Muslim army
07:58of their own free will.
08:01These dhimmis only pay the jizya,
08:04a sum of money taken from capable adult males,
08:07as Allah Almighty says,
08:09ุญูุชููู ููุนูุทููุง ุงููุฌูุฒูููุฉู ุนููู ููุฏู
08:11until they pay the tax.
08:14ุงูุชููููุจูุฉ 29
08:15The hand is a metaphor for power,
08:20and it is not taken from women and children.
08:24If a dhimmi becomes poor,
08:26the jizya is waived,
08:27and the state undertakes to provide for them
08:30from the public treasury.
08:32People of the dhimmi are treated well.
08:34They are treated equally,
08:35before the ruler and judge.
08:37When overseeing affairs,
08:39and when implementing transactions and punishments
08:42without any discrimination,
08:43they are subject to the provisions of Islam,
08:46as are Muslims.
08:47They are subjects of the Islamic State
08:49like other subjects.
08:50They have the right to protection,
08:52the right to a secure livelihood,
08:55the right to be treated kindly,
08:57and the right to be treated with kindness and leniency.
09:00They are entitled to the same fairness as Muslims,
09:03and the same fairness as Muslims.
09:06Justice is required of them,
09:08just as it is required of Muslims.
09:10Anyone who holds citizenship,
09:12and is qualified,
09:13whether male or female,
09:15Muslim or non-Muslim,
09:16may be appointed as a director of any department
09:19or administration,
09:21and may serve in it.
09:23People of the dhimmi may participate
09:25in the National Assembly
09:26to complain about the injustice of rulers,
09:31or the misapplication of Islamic rulings.
09:33If we look at the history of the Islamic State
09:38since its establishment
09:39by the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam,
09:41we see that non-Muslims lived with dignity
09:44and respect under the rule of Islam.
09:46They were viewed as subjects
09:47of subordination and protection,
09:50and there were no first-class
09:51or second-class subjects
09:52under the Islamic State.
09:54Diversity prevailed
09:55in the first Islamic State,
09:57established by the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
09:59in Medina at the time of its inception.
10:01It included the Muhajirin and the Ansar,
10:05and its subjects included Arabs and non-Arabs,
10:07Muslims and non-Muslims,
10:09and then expanded to encompass
10:10the entire Arabian Peninsula
10:12during the lifetime of the Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam.
10:16Its expansion continued
10:17during the era of the rightly guided caliphs
10:19and those who came after them
10:21during the Umayyid, Abbasid, and Ottoman dynasties.
10:24This diversity increased
10:25as people entered Islam in mass
10:27from diverse tribes and peoples,
10:30and adherents of many religions
10:32unknown in the Arabian Peninsula
10:33submitted to its authority,
10:35despite the differences in race,
10:37color, language, culture, and religion.
10:39Among all these people,
10:41the prevailing relationship between them
10:43and with the state
10:44was one of harmony, agreement,
10:46and good treatment.
10:47Evidence of this,
10:49the Islamic State's benevolence
10:50toward dhimmis,
10:52is abundantly documented
10:53in history books,
10:55such as the story
10:56of Ibn Amr ibn al-As
10:58and the Kapt.
11:00As a result of his benevolence,
11:02they preferred to live there
11:03and sought refuge there.
11:05They even sided with it
11:06against their own people.
11:08During the Crusades,
11:09Eastern Christians
11:10sided with the Muslims
11:11and fought alongside them
11:13against the Crusaders,
11:14despite the Crusaders'
11:16attempt to win them over
11:17and incite them
11:19against the Islamic State.
11:20This led to the Crusaders
11:22losing one of the cards
11:23they had been counting on
11:25to defeat the Muslims.
11:27From this,
11:27it becomes clear
11:28that Islam alone
11:29is capable of uniting
11:30the people of Sudan,
11:32regardless of their ethnic
11:33and religious differences,
11:36into one melting pot,
11:37just as it did before.
11:40Dr. Salah Ibrahim Aysa
11:42says in his book,
11:44The Entry of Islam
11:45into Sudan
11:46and Its Impact
11:47on Correcting Beliefs,
11:49Sudan,
11:50known today
11:51for its geography,
11:52was not a unified political,
11:54cultural,
11:55or religious entity
11:56before the arrival of Muslims.
11:58Different customs,
11:59ethnicities,
11:59and beliefs
12:00were distributed throughout it.
12:01In the north,
12:02where the Nubians live,
12:03Orthodox Christianity
12:04was prevalent as a faith,
12:06and the Nubian language,
12:08with its various dialects,
12:10was the language
12:10of politics,
12:11culture,
12:11and communication.
12:13In the east,
12:14the Beja tribes,
12:15a Hematic tribe,
12:17lived with their own language,
12:18separate culture,
12:19and faith distinct
12:20from those of the north.
12:23If we head south,
12:24we find the Negro tribes
12:25with their distinctive features,
12:27their own language,
12:29and their pagan beliefs.
12:30The same is true in the west.
12:32The arrival of Muslims
12:33in Sudan
12:34brought about
12:34a tremendous upheaval
12:35in the identity
12:36of this region,
12:38altering its religious
12:39and cultural features.
12:41Islam became
12:41the dominant religion
12:42among most
12:44of the region's peoples.
12:45The language of the Quran
12:46became the common denominator
12:48among them,
12:49thus creating a unity
12:50among them
12:50on the religious,
12:52political,
12:52and social levels.
12:54After the Baqh Treaty
12:55between Muslims
12:56and Nubia
12:57in 652 AH,
12:59Muslims began to
13:00infiltrate Sudan
13:02in groups
13:02and individually,
13:04bringing with them
13:05Islam
13:05and the Arabic language,
13:07seeking pastors
13:08and trade.
13:09They intermingled
13:11with the country's
13:12indigenous population,
13:13and their impact
13:14was clearly evident
13:15in changing
13:16the region's character.
13:18Its people
13:19transitioned from
13:20Christianity
13:20or paganism
13:21to Islam,
13:22from corrupt beliefs
13:23to monotheism,
13:25and from non-Arabism
13:26to Arabic,
13:28thanks to the Muslims.
13:29It is clear that
13:30the Khilafah
13:31is the political system
13:32that guarantees them
13:33a dignified life,
13:34justice,
13:35and stability
13:35as subjects of the state
13:37without any discrimination
13:39or distinction.
13:40Hashtag
13:41Azmatissudan
13:42Hashtag
13:43Sudan Crisis
13:44Written
13:45for the Central Media Office
13:47of Hizb al-Tahrir
13:47by
13:48Bara'a Manasra
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