Human origin
Within the framework of his series of cultural and intellectual forums, Rashid Diab Art Center continued its activities, the latest sponsored by Kenana Sugar Co. Ltd.
The debate was on the recent report on archaeological and historical studies by the University of Oxford and Harvard University, which revealed that Sudan is the origin of the human race.
The center hosted in this regard Professor Salah Al-Aqib, a professor and researcher in the sciences of Sudanese civilization and the ancient history of Sudan, under the theme: “The Origin of Man”, moderated by Professor Muhannad Nasr Al-Din.
In the beginning, Professor Salah Al-Aqib said that the descent of humanity or the origins of man began before the descent of our master Adam, peace is upon him, referring to what was stated in the Holy Qur’an that there had been life before Adam, in addition to what has been proven recently by archaeological and historical studies in different regions of the globe such as The Scorpion Valley region in Ethiopia, and the Sinja region in Sudan, as well as the man of Morocco.; moreover, the man of Western Europe,
He added that the man in that period was an incomplete man, that is, in a sense that he was not in the form of an ordinary person, pointing out that the Ethiopian plateau region, according to archaeological studies, is The first region in which the origin of man was unearthed.
he pointed out that man descended in the plains of Kenya, explaining that the south and north region of the equator is an areas suitable for the life of mammals and that Sudan, according to what studies indicated, is the origin and basis of human existence. The professor emphasized that man is the cradle and origin of humankind’s civilization, hence, civilization in its definition is the material form of culture, stressing that the highest species in mammals is man, considered one of the most developed mammals compared to other creatures.
Professor Salah Al-Aqib indicated that the civilization of the Middle Nile Valley found on rock carvings inside the caves, was claimed to be that man in this region was living in the form of camps and scattered residential gatherings.
He went on to say that this hypothesis needs a set of evidence and proofs, adding that is evident in the poems of the lining, the routes of the Arab nomads, the poems of Wad Dhahiya, and the poems of Abd al-Karim Abu Sin, along with the poems of al-Hardalo.
Professor Salah’s number of BC dates to the human races in the Ethiopian plateau region, and he believes that Sudan is the origin of human existence, arguing that is finding of the historical and archaeological studies of a group of foreign historians and researchers. Archaeological sciences, according to him do not contradict in their content with the facts mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, adding that there are many archaeological pieces of evidence discovered by these archaeologists confirm that man had gone through long stages in his life in which he developed in a way that kept pace with life. On the other hand, he pointed out that before man was created, there had been a group of non-human beings which did not reach the stage of human perfection, pointing out that this fact does not contradict religion. Professor Salah Al-Aqib cited several scientific studies carried out by Oxford University and Harvard University in Analyzing more than 231 human races in that region. He said that there are two types of knowledge, the first is innate knowledge and the second is acquired knowledge, referring to the primary sources of knowledge as well as where it comes from. Professor Al-Aqib concluded that all these civilizations arose in one orbital line.
The evening was wrapped up by Emad Youssef, a musician, who entertained the audience with his beautiful songs.