career He was the author of a variety of scholarly and political books, including The Southern Question (1964); Speeches in Exile (1976); Questions on Mahadism (1979); Legitimate Penalties and Their Position in the Islamic Social System (1987); Democracy in Sudan: Will Return and Triumph (1990); Challenges of the Nineties (1991). In addition to his political career, he is remembered for helping theorize and explicate "a new kind of religious thought which would draw out of the Qur’an and Hadith a shari‘a which was adapted to the needs of the modern world." Professor of History Albert Hourani characterizes Sadiq's intellectual contributions as "responsible but bold." Education B.Sc philosophy and economics Oxford University M.Sc. politics Oxford University See also First Sudanese Civil War (1955-1972) between North and South Sudan Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005), a continuation of the First Darfur Conflict (since 2003, ongoing as of 2020) References External links Helen Chapin Metz, ed., "Umma Party", Sudan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1991. |- 1935 births 2020 deaths Hashemite people Al-Mahdi family Leaders ousted by a coup National Umma Party politicians People from Omdurman Prime Ministers of Sudan Sudanese Sufis Alumni of the University of Oxford Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates