From the Views of Imam Abd al-Rahman al-Sadiq al-Amin Imam Abd al-Rahman grew up in the firm Islamic Mahdist environment, founded on two pillars: asceticism and jihad. He was raised in the environment of foreign dual rule, which witnessed the introduction of new values and the establishment of new systems that had a violent impact on Sudanese society. It shook the conscience of society, mixed with its inherited values, traditions, and established systems, and sparked a violent conflict between the old and the new.

Imam Abd al-Rahman often thought about this conflict. His sincere faith drove him to present the new influences that had affected society in light of Islamic principles, accepting what agreed with them and rejecting what differed, and striving in what was similar. This thinking and contemplation led him to a unique approach to life, which resulted in the ideas, systems, and actions that Imam Abd al-Rahman established during his rich public life, which we have summarized in this book.

This blend of authenticity and renewal was a source of thought and appreciation for the late Imam when he was alone. The events of his rich surrounding environment would come to his mind, and he would record those enlightened thoughts. Some of them he announced as guidance for people, and some were not announced, but in both cases, he wrote and preserved them. The Prophet's wisdom says: "Knowledge is a hunt, and writing is its tether." We will present below selections from these views and thoughts: 1. The Necessity of Religious Belief for Man Man, distinguished by his psychological and social characteristics from other animals, cannot do without religious belief. Senses, intellect, consciousness, and intuition all align when they align with faith in God, who knows the treachery of the eyes and what is hidden in the breasts. Religious belief urges man to curb individual selfishness, making him forget his interests for the sake of the greater interests upon which the life of the group depends. If a person intends to do something that violates the law and causes harm, and no one knows or witnesses it, then it is necessary for a person to believe in retribution and to feel accountable for harming others, and rewarded for the good he bestows upon people from the unseen world that sees and is not seen, and custom between God and people does not go unnoticed.

2. The Path of the Ansar The term "Ansar" linguistically means supporters of any principle. Our principle is the religion we supported, the Book of God, the Sunnah of the Messenger of God, and the revival of his Sharia through jihad with the sword and the liberation of our homeland from the oppression of the Turks and their expulsion. In terminology, it refers to the group of Ansar. It is a term that parallels Islam, just as Islam parallels faith, as stated in the Almighty's saying: {O you who have believed, be supporters of Allah}. It has become a term for the companions of the Mahdi, following the example of the companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, who sheltered and supported him, as their actions matched the actions of the Prophet's companions in striving in the cause of God.