Now: What If Prophet Muhammad Were President of Sudan?* _(When Reality Overwhelms the Ideal)_ _Captain Mohamed Hassan Al-Tahi

 

Amid the war ravaging Sudan—where powers clash, lives are lost, and dignity is trampled—an introspective question arises:

– _What if Prophet Muhammad ﷺ were President of Sudan today?_

 

This is not a question of wishful thinking, but rather:

– A call to awaken values,

– And to revive the Prophetic model in a time when the roar of weapons drowns out mercy.

 

*🌿 Do not cut down a tree…*

If Prophet Muhammad ﷺ were President of Sudan, he would begin by reviving his wartime commandments—principles that predate the Geneva Conventions and modern human rights treaties.

 

He told his companions in battle: _“Do not cut down a tree.”_

– So what of those who sever the limbs of the nation?

– What of those who burn fields and leave the barren earth as witness to hardened hearts?

 

In his time, even a tree had sanctity—one that yearned for him when he left it. So what of human beings?

 

*🏃 Do not pursue a fleeing enemy…*

In his teachings, one does not chase down those who flee from battle, for war is:

– Not an act of vengeance,

– But a last resort governed by ethics.

 

Had he been President, he would have halted the pursuit of the innocent, closed the doors of revenge, made forgiveness a form of courage, diplomacy a policy, and kind words a weapon.

 

*👵 Do not kill a woman, child, or elder…*

In a time when hospitals are bombed, neighborhoods targeted, and innocent lives extinguished, the Prophet ﷺ instructed:

_“Do not kill a woman, a child, or an elderly person.”_

 

Had he been President, he would have been the first to weep for every innocent martyr, to halt the machinery of war, to restore human dignity, and to uphold the sanctity of blood.

 

*🤲 “And We have not sent you except as a mercy to the worlds”*

His leadership would not be built on weapons, but on mercy. He would:

– Make Sudan a homeland of peace, not a battlefield of conflict.

– Unite rivals, not divide them; heal wounds, not deepen them.

 

His mercy was not exclusive to one people or sect—it was for all the worlds. How could it not include the people of Sudan?

 

*🖋️ Hassan: The Voice of Truth*

The Prophet ﷺ only elevated poetry when it elevated values.

 

Hassan ibn Thabit, the Prophet’s poet, once said with his permission:

 

> _“By God, I will draw you out from them as a hair is drawn from dough.”_

 

If the Prophet were President today, his Hassan would be:

– Every free voice,

– Every noble pen,

– Everyone who rejects oppression and stands against tyranny—with words, not weapons; with reason, not bullets.

 

For he is the one who said: _“If two groups of believers fight, reconcile between them. But if one transgresses, fight the one that transgresses.”_

 

*✨ Conclusion: The Presidency of Mercy*

If Prophet Muhammad ﷺ were President of Sudan:

– War would not be a choice, but the last remedy.

– Peace would be the foundation, justice the law, and mercy the policy.

– Sudan would be a beacon, not a battlefield—for he testified about its people: _“Go to Sudan, for there is a king there under whom no one is wronged.”_

 

Is it time to revive this model? To restore:

– Ethics to politics,

– Humanity to governance,

– And the right to life to every human being?

 

Sudan does not need more presidents. It needs a leader who carries:

– The mercy of Muhammad in his heart,

– His justice in his hand,

– And his light in his vision.

 

And finally, the question remains:

_If reality resists emulating the ideal—do we still dare to dream?_