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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, al-Bayati and Abdel-Haadi bemoan the Sunni plight.

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

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

Abu Hanifa thought that the share of Mohammed and his kindred sank at that prophet's death, since which the whole ought to be divided among the orphans, the poor, and the traveller.

From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by Sale, George

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