The age-old dream of the human caravan is not to send astronauts in their orbit in outer space.. it is to send its individuals - every single individual in his orbit of self-realization. It is high time that this dream be thus reinterpreted. It is also the sacred duty of every man and woman to help intelligently reorientate human endeavour towards the culmination of this pilgrimage.

Mahmoud Muhammad Taha - Answers to the questions of Mr. John Voll - 17.7.1963

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Foundations of Sudan's Constitution

Appendix 2
Constitution of the Republican Party, 1951


In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
"Those to whom people said, 'Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them.' But it [only] increased them in faith, and they said, 'Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs'" (3:173).

Name: The Republican Party
Slogan: Freedom for us and for others
Principle: Achieving comprehensive social justice and absolute individual freedom
Means: Establishing a free, democratic, republican Sudanese government within the geographical boundaries of Sudan as they stood in 1934. This will be achieved through persistent effort toward:
• (a) National unity
• (b) Promoting the individual, both men and women
• (c) Combating fear
• (d) Advocating for Sudan through sincere action and measured speech
• (e) Strengthening relations with Islamic countries and neighboring states in particular, and with the wider world in general

Membership:


• (a) Open to all Sudanese men and women aged 18 years or older.
• (b) Open to any individual born in Sudan or who has resided continuously in Sudan for at least ten years without leaving the country.

Party Funds:


The party’s funds will be spent solely on achieving the purposes for which the party was established.

Explanatory Memorandum

The Republican Party is a call for a new civilization that succeeds the current materialistic Western civilization, which has declared its bankruptcy with the language of iron and fire in these devastating wars that have obliterated livelihoods and claimed countless lives. These wars ceased only after embedding deep-seated grudges that rendered peace merely a preparation for more ferocious and incendiary conflicts in the future.
The social philosophy underlying this new civilization is a democratic socialism that harmoniously reconciles spiritual values with the realities of material existence. This philosophy avoids both the neglect of Western materialism, which confines human endeavor to the demands of the stomach and the body, and the excess of Eastern spiritualism, which disparages all efforts aimed at improving material existence among living beings.
The vanguard of this new civilization comprises the People of the Quran, whom Allah described as: "And thus We have made you a middle nation" (2:143) - a nation that is balanced between the neglect of Western materialism and the excess of Eastern spiritualism.
The constitution of this new civilization is the Quran, which offers a solution to the historical dilemma that has perplexed philosophers: the reconciliation of the individual's need for absolute personal freedom with the community's need for comprehensive social justice.
The hallmark of this new civilization is its humanism. It views the human family as a single unit and considers human nature universal, regardless of location. It holds that freedom and prosperity are sacred natural rights for people of all colors - black, white, red, and yellow.
The Republican Party will begin by organizing its own house, with Sudan - within its full geographical boundaries as they stood in 1934 - being its immediate focus. This new civilization must first be implemented within these borders before attracting the attention of a weary humanity lost in aimlessness.
The first step toward its implementation is the complete and decisive removal of colonialism in all its forms. Our weapon in this struggle will initially be non-cooperation, culminating in civil disobedience. Once civil disobedience is achieved, the continued presence of colonialism will become impossible.
Our path to civil disobedience lies in relentless efforts to spread the call until national unity is realized by creating a Sudan with a distinct identity and shared destiny. Its people will come to understand public matters in close alignment, thereby eliminating artificial social and political divisions. This will link the country's regions - north, south, east, and west - into a unified political and social entity with shared interests and aligned sentiments.