Usurper Authority in Sunni Islamic Political Thought: A Study of the Impact of Historical Events on legitimate opinions

Abstract

Sunni Islamic political thought was formed in a long-term interaction between the religious text and the historical event, and the various constraints experienced by Muslims led to the formation of many opinions that attempted to overcome the state of conflict and internal struggle by redefining political legitimacy, and this experience resulted in the acceptance of the authority of the usurper despite his violation of the principle of free choice which I presented as the legal basis for assuming the position of the caliphate, because the authority of the public interest of the Muslim community was inferred and the balance between interests and corruptions to prevent the revolution against the ruler, at a time when the revolution meant only tumult, social disintegration and bloodshed, which always reminded the Islamic imaginary of civil war The greatest of the time of the companions of the Prophet. This study aims to follow the formation of political sayings within the Sunni sect that support the authority of the usurper and justify the transgression of free choice, apprehending them in the light of historical variables and emerging conditions to realize the close relationship between legitimate opinions and time constraints.