The Greatest Imam
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The Greatest Imam is an honorific title for Abu Hanifa, the renowned 8th-century Islamic jurist and theologian who founded the Hanafi school of Sunni law.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific title ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | al-Imam al-Azam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Abu Hanifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSchool | Hanafi school of law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ fiqh ⓘ kalam ⓘ |
| centuryOfFigure | 8th century ⓘ |
| denotesStatus |
preeminent imam
ⓘ
preeminent jurist ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer | Abu Hanifa an-Nu'man ibn Thabit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificFor |
Islamic jurist
ⓘ
Islamic theologian ⓘ |
| honors | founder of a major Sunni legal school ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| refersTo | Abu Hanifa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfFigure | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| schoolContext | Hanafi madhhab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Greatest Imam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hanafi scholars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunni Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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