Hanbali

[han-buh-lee]

noun Islam.

one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal.

Compare Hanafi, Maliki, Shafiʿi.

Origin of Hanbali

< Arabic Ḥanbalī, derivative of name of founder Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal

Related formsHan·ba·lite, noun

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