Hanafi

/həˈnɑːfi/ adjective, noun

Definition

Relating to or a follower of the Hanafi school of Islamic law, one of the four major schools of Sunni jurisprudence.

Etymology

Named after Imam Abu Hanifah (699-767 CE), a highly influential Islamic scholar whose legal methods became a major school of thought.

Kelly Says

The Hanafi school is the most followed school of Islamic law today, with hundreds of millions of adherents across the Muslim world, from Turkey to South Asia.

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