Intellectual foundations of management in Ömer b. Abdulaziz's letters

In the history of Islam, serious changes took place in the administration for more than half a century after the period of Hulefa-yi Raşidin. The administration had changed from the shura system to the succession system. There were serious problems between the state and the people. Many political, religious and social groups opposed to the state emerged. After this turbulent period, Ömer b. Abdulaziz was elected as the head of state. This period, which lasted for about two and a half years (717-720), was an important period in the early Islamic history in which fundamental changes took place in moral, social, political, military and economic fields at the level of society and the state. This multi-faceted movement, initiated by Ömer b.Abdulaziz, is known as the first revival, reformation and revival movement in the history of Islamic civilization. In this study, Ömer b. This revolutionary change that Abdulaziz made in many areas of life in a wide geography in a period of about two and a half years was tried to be examined through his letters, which are the important official documents of the state. These letters were written by Umar b. It clearly reflects Abdülaziz's conception of civilization and his understanding of management. In this study, Umar b. The letters that Abdulaziz sent to governors, agents, commanders, scholars and opposition groups were identified by scanning Islamic historical sources. As a result of the examination of these letters, Umar b. The main ideas, values and principles that formed the intellectual foundations of Abdulaziz's political, administrative, economic, military and social management were tried to be determined. In these letters; Many other ideas, values and principles such as creed (tawhid), trust, competence, justice, freedom, council, mercy, equality, security, innovation, improvement and mediocrity were determined. Umar b. Abdulaziz transformed these basic ideas, which formed his own conception of civilization, into a civilization project.