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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

Another old chronicler Abu Hanifa Ahmed bin Daud Dinawari greatly accords with Tabari but presents also much that is peculiar to himself.

From Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I by Nariman, G. K. (Gushtaspshah Kaikhushro)