Chapter 31 of 981 min read

3. Political turmoil

٣. الاضطراب السياسي وأثره على الفقه

o Many of the Fuqaha’ disassociated themselves from this regime and fled from the center of the state. One such Faqeeh was Sufyan at-Thawree. He was given a letter to become a supreme judge but he ran away and threw the letter in the river. o The Ummayyad wanted the support of the scholars, the clergy, the imams, so they tried to coerce them through marriage or promotions to high positions, etc. o Sectarian riots began taking place due to the emergence of many sects such as the Shi’a and the Khawarij. Factors affecting Fiqh

Chapter 31 of 981 min read

3. Political turmoil

٣. الاضطراب السياسي وأثره على الفقه

o Many of the Fuqaha’ disassociated themselves from this regime and fled from the center of the state. One such Faqeeh was Sufyan at-Thawree. He was given a letter to become a supreme judge but he ran away and threw the letter in the river. o The Ummayyad wanted the support of the scholars, the clergy, the imams, so they tried to coerce them through marriage or promotions to high positions, etc. o Sectarian riots began taking place due to the emergence of many sects such as the Shi’a and the Khawarij. Factors affecting Fiqh