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
It is believed to have been hit by rough winds overnight on Sunday, with Red Sea governor Maj-Gen Amr Hanafi saying it sank within five to seven minutes.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
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
The leader of the operation was Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, a District resident who had formed the Hanafi group.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2023
Zairs are ordered to visit the Mosque perfumed, and in their best clothes, and the Hanafi school deems it lawful on this occasion only to wear dresses of pure silk.
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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