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Hanafi

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[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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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

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

Sari Hanafi, a professor of sociology at the American University of Beirut who grew up in Yarmouk, said those returning are doing so because of “absolute necessity.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 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 Sir Richard Francis Burton

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