موت مؤرخ: البروفسيور محمد سعيد القـــــدال (1935-2008م): أحمد إبراهيم أبوشوك

Quote: , Messages bringing the sad news of the death of our teacher and friend Gaddal kept bombarding my computer and shattering my soul. For some reason, I was not able to view the article you kindly sent to me. Pity that we celebrate such unique individuals as Gaddal only after they passed on. Pity that, I only discovered too late how privileged I was that he knew me (and called me by my first name), how privileged I was to share with him a meal of foul over which he generously and unreservedly shared me some deep and original thoughts on what he dedicated his life for and worried him most: the state of our beloved Sudan. I shall never forget his passionate, brain-storming and courageous style of teaching and lecturing and how brilliant he was in what he did...making Sudan history relevant to its present and future..His publications stand witness. Added to all that, he was a human being in the full sense of the word and has that unique gift of loving all, blessed by the love of all and being a friend to all age groups. ..May Allah rest his soul in peace