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Abu Hanifa

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[ah-boo ha-nee-fuh] / ɑˌbu hæˈni fə /

noun

  1. a.d. 699–767, Islamic scholar and founder of one of the schools of Islamic law.


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In a video released Saturday, a Dutch-speaking fighter, identified as Abu Hanifa al-Beljiki, addressed the government of Belgium.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2016

In July, Colgan led the platoon on midnight searches of a Muslim cemetery next to the Abu Hanifa mosque, where insurgents were believed to be storing weapons.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the Abu Hanifa mosque, the most prominent Sunni mosque in Baghdad, a banner hangs from the clock tower calling on worshippers to pray in the name of Muhammad, imam of the mujahedin.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the Abu Hanifa mosque, al-Bayati and Abdel-Haadi continue to argue over the way forward, with the younger man saying he is not prepared to give up on politics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Al-Sufi found many books on the anva, the best being those of Abu Hanifa al-Dînavari.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore

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