Muhammad Sa'id al-Qaddal
Muhammad Sa'id al-Qaddal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 Sinkat, Sudan  |
| Died | 6 January 2008 Khartoum, Sudan |
| Nationality | Sudanese |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, professor, and historian |
| Years active | 1966–2004 |
| Movement | Secularism |
| Spouse | Fatima Baaboud |
Muhammad Said al-Qaddal (Arabic: محمد سعيد القدال) was a Sudanese intellectual and historian[1] whose research and views are distinguished for their depth and clarity, particularly the ones regarding the history of certain Sudanese religious communities and ideological parties, as well as his research on the field of educational curriculum.[2]
Life
[edit]Muhammad Said al-Qaddal was born in 1935 in Sinkat, eastern Sudan,[3] where he was taught the Quran.[4] His father, Sheikh al-Qaddal, was seconded to work in Hadhramaut, Yemen,[5] therefore, al-Qaddal and his family moved there, and it is where he studied middle school.[6]
Education
[edit]al-Qaddal studied at:
- Khartoum State primary schools.
- Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, 1958.[7]
- Master's degree at University of California.[7]
- Ph.D. in Modern History of Sudan from University of Khartoum.[3]
Career
[edit]- History Assistant Inspector, Ministry of Education: 1966–1969[8]
- Head of the Department of History, Higher Teachers' Institute: 1970–1972[8]
- Lecturer: Department of History, University of Khartoum: 1982–1986[3]
- Associate Lecturer, University of Khartoum: 1987–1992
- Associate Lecturer, University of Aden: 1993–2000
- Associate Lecturer, University of Khartoum: 2000–2003
- Professor, University of Khartoum: 2004
Research papers
[edit]- World Conference on History of Mahdist War, University of Khartoum: 1981
- Postgraduate Studies of Arab Universities, University of Khartoum: 1982
- Hundred Years after the Berlin Conference 1884, Makerere University, Uganda: 1984
- Rewriting Arab History, Union of Arab Historians, Baghdad: 1984
- Social-Change in Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe: 1986
- Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage, University of Aden: 1992
- Egyptian-Sudanese Relations, Cairo: 1997
- Western-Arab Relations, Philadelphia University, Jordan: 2003
- Development of Faculty of Arts’ Curriculum, Hodeidah University, Yemen: 2004
- The Hadhrami Migration to Southeast Asia, Kuala Lumpur: 2005
Works
[edit]- Education during the National Democratic Revolution Phase: 1970[3]
- The Mahdist State and Abyssinia (original: al-Mahdiyah wa-al-Habashah): 1973[9][10]
- Sudanese Communist Party and the 1969 Sudanese coup d'état: 1985[3]
- Imam al-Mahdi: A Painting of a Sudanese Rebel (original: al-Imam al-Mahdi: Lawha li-tha`ir sudani): 1986[11][12]
- The Economic Policy of the Mahdist State: 1987[13][14]
- Islam and Politics in Sudan (original: Al-Islam wa-al-siyasiyyah fi al-Sudan) (book): 1992[3][10]
- Belonging and Alienation: Studies in the History of Sudan: 1992[3]
- History of Modern Sudan (original: Ta'rikh al-Sudan al-hadith): 1993[10][15][16]
- Sheikh al-Qaddal Pasha: A Sudanese Teacher in Hadhramaut (original: Al-Shaykh al-Qaddal Basha): 1997[3][10]
- Sultan Ali Bin Salah al-Qu'aiti: Half a Century of Political Struggle in Hadhramaut: 1998[2][17]
- Cooper: Memoirs of a Political Detainee in Sudan Prisons: 1997[3][18]
- Milestones in the History of the Sudanese Communist Party: 1999[3]
- Guide to the Modern History of Europe: From the Renaissance Period to World War II: 2000[3]
- Guide to Writing University Research: 2000[3]
- Sheikh Mustafa al-Amin: A Journey of a Lifetime from Abyssinia to Hamburg: 2003[3]
Death
[edit]On January 6, 2008, at the age of 73, al-Qaddal died following a health emergency in Khartoum, Sudan, and was buried there.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Barrows on Zaccaria, '"Il Flagello degli schiavisti" Romolo Gessi in Sudan (1874-1881) con trentatre lettere e dispacci inediti' | H-Africa | H-Net". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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- ^ "محمد سعيد القدال". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "محمد سعيد القدال .. باحثا ومترجما في الشأن الحضرمي". hadramout.center (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ Gaddal Documentary, retrieved 2021-05-07
- ^ a b c Manhom. "من هو محمد سعيد القدال؟ | ملف الشخصية | من هم؟". manhom.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ a b "تعرف علي محمد سعيد القدال | مشاهير". a.nrme.net. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ Host, P. M. "Muḥammad Sa'Ĩd Al-Qaddāl: al-Mahdiyya wa 'l-Ḥabasha". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 38 (2): 491–492. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00143125. ISSN 1474-0699. S2CID 177446671.
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- ^ "SA4: Mahdi". org.uib.no. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ Sharkey, Heather (1993-01-01). "Lawha li-tha'ir sudani: al-Imam al-Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad b. 'Abd Allah (1844-1885)". Sudanic Africa: 229–233.
- ^ Kapteijns, Lidwien (1989). "The Historiography of the Northern Sudan from 1500 to the Establishment of British Colonial Rule: A Critical Overview". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 22 (2): 251–266. doi:10.2307/220033. ISSN 0361-7882. JSTOR 220033.
- ^ Spiers, Edward M.; Spiers, Professor of Strategic Studies Edward M. (1998). Sudan: The Reconquest Reappraised. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0-7146-4749-4.
- ^ Ismael, Tareq Y. (2015-12-22). The Sudanese Communist Party: Ideology and Party Politics. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-33102-2.
- ^ سعيد, قدال، محمد; Qaddāl, Muḥammad Saʻīd (2002). تاريخ السودان الحديث، ١٨٢٠-١٩٥٥ (in Arabic). مركز عبد الكريم ميرغني،.
- ^ "Sultan Ali bin Salah al-Qu'aiti 1898-1948: Half a Century of Political Struggle in Hadhramaut | The British-Yemeni Society". b-ys.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
- ^ "شهادات من سجن كوبر السوداني". archive.aawsat.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.