Hanafi
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Hanafi
< Arabic Ḥanafī, derivative of name of founder Abū Ḥanīfah
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Minister Khalid Hanafi said it was the government's "responsibility to guide the nation to have an appearance according to sharia", or Islamic law.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
The second target of the U.S. sanctions is Khalid Hanafi, from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
Afghanistan's acting minister of virtue and vice, Mohammad Khaled Hanafi, said women had not been observing hijab inside the park.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023
The leader of the operation was Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, a District resident who had formed the Hanafi group.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2023
A special train had been organized by Hanafi Effendi for eight a.m.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 2 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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