The social media and press outlets are overwhelmed these days with prayers to Allah Almighty for quick recovery to Imam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, the leader of the National Umma Party.
Al-Mahdi is a real leaders whatever disputation as the Sudanese for all walks of life knew how tolerant is Imam Al-Mahdi.
Tolerance is the slogan of Al-Mahdi since his entrance to the club of politics. In all the chapters of the modern Sudanese history we find that Al-Mahdi tops the political tolerance in the disputed issues.
Over the past years, acts of intolerance, violence, terrorism and racism have been on the rise.
In the case of Imam Al-Mahdi he always resort to tolerance justifying that it reminds us all of the dignity and worth of every human being and encourages us to live together in peace. His advice to all who met him is to forget the bitter past and abandoning desires to cause harm to others for any reason.
By adapting political tolerance, Imam Al-Mahdi wanted us to recognize its importance due to its comprehensive influence in citizens’ lives.
In this regard we can compare Al-Mahdi to late South African icon, Nelson Mandela who was quoted as saying: “There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people.”
Al-Mahdi overcame his personal bitterness and transcended his own interests through the virtue of tolerance he is enjoying.
Al-Mahdi who all of us are praying for his quick recovery is a man who shoulders the custody of old and modern Sudn with all its grudges and difficult experience. He distanced himself from dragging his feet into the sin of intolerance.
Al-Mahdi remains a radiant authority to formulate the political action.
Stay well Imam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, the symbol of tolerance.