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Abu Hanifa

American  
[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

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

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

Driving without lights, the platoon moves past the Abu Hanifa mosque and pulls up in front of a darkened one-story structure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of them four schools are recognised by the Sunnis in different countries, those of the Imāms Abu Hanifa, Shafei, Malīk, and Hambal.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)