Hanafi

American  

[han-uh-fee] / ˈhæn ə fi /

noun

Islam.

1. one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Abu Hanifa.

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Other Word Forms

• Hanafite noun

Etymology

Origin of Hanafi

< Arabic Ḥanafī, derivative of name of founder Abū Ḥanīfah

Example Sentences

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

Hanafi said there were no technical faults at the time of the incident.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 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

In the twelfth century, at all times but the evening, the Shafe’i began, then came the Maliki and Hanbali simultaneously, and, lastly, the Hanafi.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir