Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘mon ibn Sobit ibn Zuto (80–150 hijriy / 700–768 milodiy) Abdulmalik ibn Marvonning xalifaligi davrida tug‘ilgan. Imom Abu Hanifa Umaviylar hukmronligining 52 yilini boshidan kechirgan va o‘n nafar Umaviy xalifaning xalifaligiga guvoh bo‘lgan, shu jumladan imom 18 yoshida bo‘lganida hukmronlik qilgan Umar ibn Abdulaziz xalifaligiga ham.

Abu Hanifah al Nu‟man ibn Thabit ibn Zuta (80-150 A.H. / 700-768 C.E.) was born during the Khilafah of Abdul Malik bin Marwan. Imam Abu Hanifah lived through 52 years of Umayyad rule and witnessed the Khilafah of ten Umayyad Khulafa including that of Umar bin Abdul Aziz who ruled when the Imam was 18 years of age.

U davrda Abbosiylar hukmronligining 18 yilini ham ko‘rdi, shu jumladan Saffoh va Mansur davrini. U Umaviylarning xalifalikka haqqi yo‘qligini tushundi, lekin ularga bay‘at berilganligi sababli ularga qarshi isyon ko‘tarmadi. U Abbosiylarga ham ochiqdan-ochiq qarshi chiqmadi; biroq ular Alining (r.a.) avlodlariga zulm qila boshlagach, shunda u ularga qarshi gapira boshladi. Imom Abu Hanifa „A‘zam“ (buyuk imom) unvoniga sazovor bo‘ldi. Imom Shofi‘iy: “Fiqhda odamlar Abu Hanifaga muhtoj”, deb aytar edi.