Imam Abu Hanifah (RA) and the struggle against political tyranny

Abstract

The fame of Imam Abu Hanifah as the standard bearer of Islamic jurisprudence and theology is not hidden from anyone. Who lived in the time of the great governments and empires of the Islamic world, that is, the Umayyad’s and the Abbasids, struggle against the ruling political tyranny in practice and theory. His public struggle and support for the oppressed caused him to be forcibly brought to the court many times and the rulers communicated their orders to him; But he still did not submit to any kind of tyranny, and finally, because of refusing the orders, which he considered to be against Sharia, he was imprisoned and died. The Imam's basic approach to the arbitrariness and arbitrariness of the rulers was a peaceful struggle and that too by challenging their actions from a jurisprudential point of view, a practice that was not limited to the time of the Imam's life, but which spread more every day than yesterday, and finally the Ahnaf are still in conflict with political tyranny. This issue becomes important when the rightness of the Imam's struggles against the tyranny of the time can be clearly proven. This research, which investigated this matter, sought to find an answer to this question: What was Imam Abu Hanifah's opinion and perspective on political tyranny and in what ways did he struggled against it? Using the descriptive-historic method and with the help of library sources, the conclusion was reached that Imam Abu Hanifah struggled against political tyranny in both governments of his time (Umayyads and Abbasids) and supported the oppressed against the coercion and force of the rulers and rulers. has done; As he himself has become a victim of the struggle against tyranny.