Defeated and displaced by hunger, poverty, and deprivation. He surpassed the pain of his wounds to find himself fully responsible for a large family, a responsibility that did not suit his young age. So, like all his countrymen, he sought a livelihood from farming the fertile land. Sayyid Abd al-Rahman found himself surrounded by a halo of respect, stemming from his lineage to Imam al-Mahdi, which led to the remnants of the Ansar flocking to him, causing much public discontent. Sayyid Abd al-Rahman realized from the outset that the military power of the Ansar had been undermined and that the condominium government possessed modern methods that made continued resistance difficult. He adopted a new leadership style that avoided military confrontation and built a position that led to the revival of the Ansar and the liberation of Sudan. Imam Abd al-Rahman organized the Ansar in a unique way. If one were to compare it to the system of a tribe, a tariqa, a party, an army, or the system left by Imam al-Mahdi and his successor, one would find it sharing some aspects with those systems while differing in being a unique fabric. Imam Abd al-Rahman worked to transform the immense sacrificial energy of the Ansar towards economic development. He built an economic edifice that took the lead in the Sudanese financial activity, which was also a unique fabric in terms of its organization, the relationships of its workers, and its orientation towards religious and social goals. Thus, the Imam was the pioneer of the economic renaissance in Sudan and the leader of the activity that developed the banks of the White and Blue Nile. In line with this leadership position, Imam Abd al-Rahman embraced the education movement in Sudan. Despite his traditional position, he was a proponent of educating boys and girls at a time when the majority of Sudanese mistakenly believed that education in new schools was a form of apostasy. Imam Abd al-Rahman's stances dispelled these clouds, and he became a patron of education, the educated, and then the graduate movement. Sudanese literature, both eloquent and national, found its truest encouragement at the hands of Imam Abd al-Rahman. Journalism, the voice of the country, also found in Sayyid Abd al-Rahman a sincere founder, who supported it with his wealth and influence, and took charge of guiding its editors and writers. Imam Abd al-Rahman was guided in his various stances by the teachings of Islam. He employed a strong method in applying Islamic teachings to moral and social issues. He implemented the reduction of dowries, fought the customs of tattooing and the "Pharaonic bat" (likely referring to a specific practice), and the Sudanese extravagance in mourning and prolonging funeral nights. He was also keen to spread Islamic guidance by establishing and encouraging a large number of mosques and khalwas for teaching the Quran. Imam Abd al-Rahman believed that the Mahdist call had secured an independent entity for Sudan, and