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
Maj-Gen Amr Hanafi said the survivors were found in the Wadi el-Gemal area, which is south of Marsa Alam, and that they were receiving the necessary medical care.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2024
The leader of the operation was Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, a District resident who had formed the Hanafi group.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2023
The Taliban’s deputy prime minister, Abdul Salam Hanafi, said Afghanistan’s role for the connectivity of countries in the region was very important.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
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 Sir Richard Francis Burton
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