Imam al-Aʿzam
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Islamic theologian
Muslim jurist
Sunni school of Islamic law
founder of a school of Islamic law
honorific title
Imam al-Aʿzam is the honorific title of Abu Hanifa, the eminent 8th-century Muslim jurist and theologian who founded the Hanafi school of Sunni Islamic law.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abu Hanifa | 0 |
| Hanafi school | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theologian
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Muslim jurist ⓘ Sunni school of Islamic law ⓘ founder of a school of Islamic law ⓘ honorific title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hanafi madhhab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Abu Hanifa in Hanafi literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 8th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo | codification of Sunni legal theory ⓘ |
| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| era | early Abbasid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
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Islamic theology (kalam) ⓘ |
| founderOf | Hanafi school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Imam al-Aʿzam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Imam al-Aʿzam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Sunni Islamic law
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later Hanafi jurists ⓘ |
| jurisprudentialSchool | Hanafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emphasis on opinion-based jurisprudence within Sunni law
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founding the Hanafi madhhab ⓘ juristic reasoning (raʾy) ⓘ use of analogical reasoning (qiyas) ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | The Greatest Imam ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abu Hanifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Abu Hanifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| role |
faqih (jurist)
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mujtahid ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| schoolFounded | Hanafi madhhab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jamaʿa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | Abu Hanifa in Sunni tradition ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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