This book:
This is the book “The Foundations of Sudan’s Constitution”. It is, at the same time, the “Foundations of the Islamic Constitution” that people often speak of and advocate for, yet fail to find its proper path.
It is truly the foundation of the Islamic constitution. However, we do not call it Islamic because we are not striving to establish a religious government in the conventional sense, where religion is confined solely to faith. Religious governments, in this narrow scope, neither unite nor equalize humanity; rather, they divide and discriminate. The basis for this understanding lies in Allah’s words: "Indeed, this nation of yours is one nation, and I am your Lord, so fear Me. But they divided their affair among themselves into sects, each faction rejoicing in what it has." (23:52–53)
If Islam were limited merely to faith, it would be unfit for the humanity of the twentieth century. However, in Islam, faith is but a phase leading to truth - adherence to the Sharia leads to the truth. Truth, in this context, signifies servitude, while Sharia represents worship. Servitude (‘ubudiyya) is a way of life through which the human self is disciplined according to the principles of psychology, enabling it to attain freedom from fear and to liberate its natural talents - mind and heart -from the captivity of delusions.
Islam at this level is the religion of the innate nature: "So direct your face toward the religion, inclining to truth. [Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. No change should there be in the creation of Allah. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know." (30:30)
In the early days of this nation, Islam was implemented only at the level of faith, and governance at this level was not democratic; therefore, there was no constitution. When humanity in its future applies Islam at its scientific level, governance will become democratic, and there will be a constitution. However, it will not be called an Islamic constitution. Rather, it will be a human constitution that resonates with all of humanity, for it is the constitution of “the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created [all] people” (30:30).
This book:
Presents the foundations of the Islamic constitution in the advanced sense described. However, we do not label it "Islamic" in the sense popularized by advocates of fanaticism, extremism, and ignorance, who have gravely tarnished the Islamic message through their actions - believing, mistakenly, that they are doing good.
