founder of a school of Islamic law
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concept
A founder of a school of Islamic law is a pioneering jurist whose interpretations of the Qur’an, Hadith, and legal principles formed the basis of a distinct, enduring madhhab followed by later scholars and communities.
Observed surface forms (4)
- founder of an Islamic legal school ×3
- Zahiri scholar ×1
- founder of a religious school ×1
- religious jurist ×1
Instances (8)
- Al-Shafi'i
- Ahmad ibn Hanbal
- Dawud al-Zahiri via concept surface "Zahiri scholar"
- Bahāʾ al-Dīn Walad via concept surface "religious jurist"
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Imam al-Aʿzam
surface form: Abu Hanifa
- Sufyan al-Thawri via concept surface "founder of an Islamic legal school"
- Wāṣil ibn ʿAṭāʾ via concept surface "founder of a religious school"
- Abu Sulayman al-Dawudi via concept surface "founder of an Islamic legal school"