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.

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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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Abu Hanifa honorificMeaning The Greatest Imam