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Hanifah

American  
[hah-nee-fuh] / hɑˈni fə /
Or Hanifa

noun

  1. a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “true believer.”


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A few months ago, she managed to get hold of a mobile phone and called her elder sister Hanifah, who had made it to the safety of Kurdistan.

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2015

As for his opinions and habits, he was of the sect of Hanifah, and strict in his belief.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

This, however, is makruh, or improper without being sinful, to the followers of Abu Hanifah.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Of the four schools those of Abu Hanifah and Al-Shafe'i are most common in Cairo; the followers of Ibn Malik abound only in Southern Egypt and the Berberah country, and the Hanbali is almost unknown.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The fourth sect is that of Abou Hanifah.

From Oriental Literature The Literature of Arabia by Anonymous

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