Abu Hanifa

Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zuṭā ibn Marzubān ( ), known as Abū Ḥanīfah , ( ) (699 — 765 CE / 80 — 148 AH ) was the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). Abu Hanifa was also one of the Tabi‘un , the generation after the Sahaba , who were the companions of the Islamic prophet Muḥammad . This is due to the fact that Abu Hanifa saw the Sahabi Anas ibn Malik , and transmitted hadiths from him and other Sahaba.

Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā ibn Marzubān ( ), also known as Imam Abū Ḥanīfah (699 – 767 AD / 80 – 148 AH ), was the founder of the Sunni Hanafi school of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). He is also considered a renowned Islamic scholar and personality by Zaydi Shia Muslims. He was often called "the Great Imam" (ألإمام الأعظم, al-imām al-aʿẓam ). ABŪ ḤANĪFA , Encyclopædia Iranica Abu Bakr al-Jassas al-Razi. Dar Al-Fikr Al-Beirutiyya. pp. volume 1 page 100.

8th-century Persian Sunni theologian and jurist and founder of the Hanafi school of thought Abū Ḥanīfa al-Nuʿmān b. Marzubān ( ; c. 699 – 767 CE), known as Abū Ḥanīfa for short, or reverently as Imam Abū Ḥanīfa by Sunni Muslims , was an 8th-century Sunni Muslim theologian and jurist of Persian origin, who became the eponymous founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence , which has remained the most widely practiced law school in the Sunni tradition, predominates in Central Asia , Persia (until the 16th century), Bosnia , Albania , Skopje , Russia , Chechnya , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Muslims in India , Turkey , and some parts of the Arab world . He is often alluded to by the reverential epithets al-Imām al-Aʿẓam ("The Greatest Imam") and Sirāj al-aʾimma ("The Lamp of the Imams") in Sunni Islam. He is also considered a renowned Islamic scholar and personality by Sunni Muslims. Born to a Muslim family in Kufa , Abu Hanifa is known to have travelled to the Hejaz region of Arabia in his youth, where he studied under the most renowned teachers in Mecca and Medina at the time. As his career as a theologian and jurist progressed, Abu Hanifa became known for favoring the use of reason in his legal rulings ( faqīh dhū raʾy ) and even in his theology. Abu Hanifa's theological school is claimed to be what would later develop into the Maturidi school of Sunni theology . However there are conflicting opinions that point to him being an adherent of the Athari creed for example his statement “Allah has a Hand, a Countenance and an Essence as He, may He be exalted, mentioned in the Qur’an. Whatever Allah, may He be exalted, has mentioned in the Qur’an of His having a Countenance, Hand and Essence, these are attributes of His which we affirm without discussing how. It cannot be said that His Hand is His power or blessings, because that is denying the attribute, and is the view of the Qadaris and Mu‘tazilah. Rather His hand is a divine attribute, and we do not discuss how it is; His wrath and His pleasure are divine attributes, and we do not discuss how they are.” A.C. Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan . Dar Al-Fikr Al-Beirutiyya. pp. volume 1 page 100.

8th-century Sunni theologian and jurist For the city, see Charikar . Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā ibn Marzubān ( ; c. 696 –767), commonly known by his kunya Abū Ḥanīfa ( ), or reverently as Imam Abū Ḥanīfa by Sunni Muslims , was a Sunni Muslim theologian and jurist who became the eponymous founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence , which has remained the most widely practised law school in the Sunni tradition, predominating in Central Asia , Afghanistan , Iran (until the 16th century), Turkey , the Balkans , Russia , Circassia , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Muslims in India , and some parts of the Arab world . He is also widely called al-Imām al-Aʿẓam ("The Greatest Imam") and Sirāj al-Aʾimma ("The Lamp of the Imams") by Sunni muslims. Born to a Muslim family in Kufa , Abu Hanifa is known to have travelled to the Hejaz region of Arabia in his youth, where he studied in Mecca and Medina . As his career as a theologian and jurist progressed, Abu Hanifa became known for favouring the use of reason in his legal rulings ( faqīh dhū raʾy ) and even in his theology. Abu Hanifa's theological school would later develop into the Maturidi school of Sunni theology . Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan .

Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (699–767) For other uses, see Abu Hanifa (disambiguation) . Abu Hanifa ( Arabic : أَبُو حَنِيفَة , romanized : Abū Ḥanīfa ; September 699 CE – 767 CE) was a Muslim scholar , jurist , theologian , ascetic , and eponym of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence , which remains the most widely practiced to this day. His school predominates in Central and South Asia , Turkey , the Balkans , Russia , and some parts of the Arab world . Sources disagree on exactly where he was born, whether in Kufa (held by the majority), Kabul, Anbar, Nasa or Termez . Abu Hanifa traveled to the Hejaz region of Arabia in his youth, where he studied in the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina . He was named by al-Dhahabi as "one of the geniuses of the sons of Adam " who "combined jurisprudence, worship, scrupulousness, and generosity". As his career as a jurist and theologian progressed, he became known for favoring the use of reason in his jurisprudential rulings, and even in his theology. His school grew after his death, and the majority of its followers would also eventually come to follow the Maturidi school of theology. He left behind two major students, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad al-Shaybani , who would later become celebrated jurists in their own right. The Greatest Imam: Abu Hanifah al-Nu'man . ABŪ ḤANĪFA , Encyclopædia Iranica Nazeer Ahmed (2001). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).