Islam and its role in Sudanese-Egyptian relations

especially the Ahmadiyya Bedouin Tariqa with its two known branches: the Maraziqiyya and the Sutuhiyya. In the era of Abbas I, the government paid attention to some centers of learning in Sudan and included them

Islam and facilitation. A petition was raised by Sheikh Ibrahim bin Amin, stating that the mosque in Al-Khandaq (North Sudan) was an old mosque for prayer, worship, Quran recitation, and the study of knowledge.

It needed renovation and a monthly or annual salary. The governor granted his request, and the Egyptian government undertook the repair of the mosque. Abbas also appointed a number of Sudanese who

were in Sudan to the Council of Appeals in Sudan, which was akin to the Supreme Court. They were Sheikh Ali Jallabi and Muhammad Nour bin Dhaif Allah. He also appointed Sheikh Ibrahim bin

Abdul Rafie as Mufti.

the court (44). Abbas also wrote to the Governor-General of Sudan recommending him to treat Sheikh Muhammad Ali well.

Al-Qashnashi Al-Naqshbandi of the Tariqa, and ordered Saeed after him to arrange a pension for Sheikh Muhammad Ali.

Shabadi as a result of his efforts in educating children (54).

Ismail was a supporter of private religious education in Sudan and believed in the construction of mosques.

He repaired two large mosques in Sudan, one of which is the Old Mosque in Al-Abyad, and the second is the Mosque in Hilla Abu Safiya. He also ordered the arrangement of wages.

for those who serve the mosques, the muezzins, and other material services provided by

religious centers (41).

Ismail also ordered the renovation of other mosques in the Bashaqra regions and the old village of Aboud.

He also arranged subsidies for religious scholars such as Sheikh Khalaf Faqih of the Khalwa (Kuttab)

in the Zaidab region, and the scholars Abu Safiya and Al-Ki bin Sheikh Ismail Al-Wali and Muhammad Thum

in Sennar. He also allocated a monthly subsidy to the family of Sheikh Al-Aghbash and the students of the Aghbash Khalwas. This family and their scientific schools became famous throughout Sudan, and many students of knowledge graduated from them (7m) (4).

The Egyptian government ordered the arrangement of a permanent subsidy for a number of Sufi families with a significant influence in Sudan. Among these families are the family of Sayyid Al-Hassan Al-Mirghani, the family of Sheikh

and the family of Sheikh Ibrahim (8 Abu Saleh from the lineage of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb bin Al-Bashir) (4)

Al-Qashnashi bin (9 Ahmed Al-Tayeb bin Al-Bashir, and others) (4).

The presence of the Hanafi school of thought in the Sharia courts in Sudan is one of the results of the African influence.

and religion, and assisting the care of establishing Islamic rituals are among the good deeds that are inherent.

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