Mahmoud Mohammed Taha

Mahmoud Mohammed Taha
محمود محمد طه
Leader of the Republican Brotherhood
In office
26 October 1945 – 18 January 1985
Preceded byParty established
Personal details
Born1909
Rufaa, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
DiedJanuary 18, 1985(1985-01-18) (aged 75–76)
Khartoum, Democratic Republic of Sudan
Political partyRepublican Brotherhood
OccupationPolitician, Religious thinker, Civil Engineer

Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, (1909 – 18 January 1985; Arabic: محمود محمد طه) also known as Ustaz Mahmoud Mohammed Taha, was a Sudanese religious thinker, leader, and trained engineer. He developed what he called the "Second Message of Islam", which postulated that the verses of the Qur'an revealed in Medina were appropriate in their time as the basis of Islamic law, (Sharia), but that the verses revealed in Mecca represented the ideal and universal religion, which would be revived when humanity had reached a stage of development capable of implementing them, ushering in a renewed era of Islam based on the principles of freedom and equality.[1] He was executed for apostasy for his religious preaching at the age of 76 by the regime of Gaafar Nimeiry.[2][3]

  1. ^ Packer, George (11 September 2006). "The Moderate Martyr". The New Yorker. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ^ Apostacy|International Humanist and Ethical Union
  3. ^ Packer, George (11 September 2006). "The Moderate Martyr: A radically peaceful vision of Islam". The New Yorker.

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