Map showing some Core areas of maliki, Shafi, Hanbalis and Hanafi Muslims in Africa, Asia and Europe.

The Hanafi (Arabic حنفي) school is the oldest of the four schools of thought (Madhhabs) or jurisprudence (Fiqh) within Sunni Islam. The Hanafi madhhab is named after its founder, Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man ibn Thābit (Arabic: النعمان بن ثابت‎) (699 - 767), but its doctrine derives primarily from his two most important disciples, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad al-Shaybani. The latter's works, known collectively as zāhir al-riwāya, remained authoritative for later Hanafis. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 420 pixelsFull resolution (2480 × 1302 pixel, file size: 483 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Approximate map of the distribution of the four Sunni madhhab schools of legal interpretation. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 420 pixelsFull resolution (2480 × 1302 pixel, file size: 483 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Approximate map of the distribution of the four Sunni madhhab schools of legal interpretation. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Madhhab (Arabic مذهب pl. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Abu Hanifa an-Nu‘man Al-Imam al-Azam Muhammad Nu’man bin Thabit bin Zuta bin Maah (), better known by his kunya as AbÅ« HÌ£anÄ«fah, () (699 — 767 CE / 80 — 148 AH) was the founder of the Hanafi school... Yaqub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari, better known as Abu Yusuf (Arabic:أبو يوسف) (d. ...

Overview

Among the four established Sunni schools of legal thought in Islam, the Hanafi school is the oldest, but it is generally regarded as the most liberal and as the one which puts the most emphasis on human reason. The Hanafi school also has the most followers among the four major Sunni schools. (Both the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire were Hanafi so the Hanafi school is still widespread in their former lands). The other three schools of thought are Shafi, Maliki, and Hanbali. Today, the Hanafi school is predominant among the Sunnis of Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the most of the Indian Subcontinent, China as well as in Iraq, Turkey, Albania, the Balkans and the Caucasus. In his book Mektubat, Imam Rabbani told that he came to know by kashf that Jesus would be a hanafi in his second coming. Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1683, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–1365) Edirne (1365–1453) Ä°stanbul (1453–1922) Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 (first) Osman I  - 1918–22 (last) Mehmed VI Grand Viziers  - 1320... Mughal Empire at its greatest extent in 1700 Capital Lahore, Delhi, Agra , Kabul, Lucknow and Bhopal Language(s) Persian (initially also Chagatai; later also Urdu) Government Absolute Monarchy , Unitary Government with a federal structure Emperor  - 1526-1530 Babur  - 1530–1539 and after restoration 1555–1556 Humayun  - 1556–1605 Akbar  - 1605... Shafii is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ... This page deals with Islamic thought. ... Hanbali (Arabic: حنبلى ) is one of the four schools (Madhhabs) of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ... Rabbani is a Malaysian nasyid group that consists of 7 members and they are Mohamad Asri Ibrahim as the lead vocal, together with Mohd Asri Ubaidullah, Ahmad Shafie, Zulkiflee Azman, Mohd Loqman Abd. ... The literal meaning of the word kashf is unveling, but in Sufi terminology it means to expose the heart to metaphysical illumination or revelation unattainable by reason. ...

According to Abdalhaqq Bewley:

"The madhhab of Imam Abu Hanifa, may Allah cover him with mercy, was formulated in Iraq, a very different environment to that of Madina al-Munawwara where the deen had been laid down, and the number of Companions who had settled there had been too few to allow a complete picture of the Sunna to emerge. For this reason Hanafi methodology involved the logical process of examining the Book and all available knowledge of the Sunna and then finding an example in them analogous to the particular case under review so that Allah's deen could be properly applied in the new situation. It thus entails the use of reason in the examination of the Book and Sunna so as to extrapolate the judgements necessary for the implementation of Islam in a new environment. It represents in essence, therefore, within the strict compass of rigorous legal and inductive precepts, the adaptation of the living and powerful deen to a new situation in order to enable it take root and flourish in fresh soil. This made it an ideal legal tool for the central governance of widely varied populations which is why we find it in Turkey as the legacy of the Uthmaniyya Khilafa and in the sub-continent where it is inherited from the Moghul empire." This article is about the Saudi city of Medina. ...

Some distinctive opinions of Abu Hanifa and the Hanafi School

• Abu Hanifah held that "wine" (the fermented juice of dates or grapes) was absolutely prohibited. But he thought it was permissible to drink small non-intoxicating amounts of other alcoholic beverages (e.g. made from honey or grains). Later Hanafi scholars tend to rule that all alcoholic beverages are prohibited regardless of source.
• It is prohibited or disliked to eat some forms of non-fish seafood based on the hadith of the prophet Muhammad: "Two types of dead meat and two types of blood have been made lawful for your consumption [without being slaughtered]: fish and locust, liver and spleen". (Reported by Ahmad and Ibn Majah,).
• Except during Hajj every salah needs to be made in its regular time. It is not valid to combine prayers, even when travelling.^[1]
• A sixth daily Witr prayer is wajib or "required".
• Abu Hanifah held that "the Quran" consists of the meaning of the text and so in the daily prayers it was permissible to recite "the Quran" in any language unconditionally. Later Hanafis only held that this was permissible if the person praying was unable to recite the Quran in Arabic.
• Bleeding can break one's wudu.
• Abu Hanifah and the Maturidis say that "Faith neither increases nor decreases" and that "Actions are not a part of faith".

Despite these differences, there is little or no animosity between the four schools of religious law within Sunni Islam.^{[citation needed]} Instead there is a cross-pollination of ideas and debate that serves to refine each school's understanding of Islam. A supplicating pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram, the mosque which was built around the Kaaba (the cubical building at center). ... Salat redirects here. ... Witr is an optional Muslim prayer yet that can be said at night between Ishaa (night) and Fajr (morning) prayers. ... This article is about Hygiene in Islam. ... Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. ...

Notable Hanafis

• Abu Hanifah
• Abu Yusuf
• Muhammad al-Shaybani
• Abu Mansur Al Maturidi
• Al-Kawthari
• Ibn Abidin
• Ahmad Sirhindi
• Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari
• Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
• Shah Waliullah
• Fethullah Gülen
• Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
• Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi
• Muhammad al-Yaqoubi
• Naeemuddeen muradabadi
• Muhammad Zakariya al-Kandahlawi
• Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi
• Ahmad yar khan naeemi
• Ilyas Attar Qadri
• Ahmed saeed kazmi
• Mufti Amzad ali Azmi
• Molana Sardar Ahmed
• Shibli Nomani
• Ibn Abi al-Izz
• Mufti Tahir Mahmood Kiani
• Faraz Rabbani
• Syed Abdullah Shah Naqshbandi
• Mufti Ghulam Rasool Jamaati
• Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tahawi
• Farid al-Din Attar
• Zameer Ikraam Sattaur
• Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi
• Abdul Razzaq al-Halabi
• Yusuf Motola

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Hanafi Groups and Movements

• Deobandi
• Barelwi
• Maturidi
• Sunni Bohra
• Tablighi Jamaat

The Deobandi (Urdu: دیو بندی devbandī) is a Sunni Islamic revivalist movement which started in South Asia and has more recently spread to other countries, such as Afghanistan, South Africa and the United Kingdom. ... Barelvi (Hindi: बरेलवी, Urdu: بریلوی) is a movement of Sufism in South Asia that was founded by Ahmed Raza Khan of Bareilly, India (hence the term Barelvi). ... In Islam, one who follows Abu Mansur Al Maturidis theology, which is a close variant of Ashari school of thought. ... Sunni Bohras are a Sunni Muslim community in Sindh province of Pakistan and Gujarat state of India. ... Tablighi Jamaat (Conveying[1] Group) (Arabic: جماعة التبليغ , also Tabligh) is a Muslim missionary and revival movement. ...

References

• The Recovery of True Islamic Fiqh

External links

• Salaah Evidences for the Hanafi Madhab
• SunniPath.com Hanafi ruling website
• NoorOnline.com
• sunniport.com
• Shariah Board (Hanafi) Audio Fatawa in many languages (free online)
• Sahih al Islam Over 2,000 Collection of Islamic Information
• Online Urdu Audio on Various Subjects
• Kitab Ghar Urdu Translation of Hanafi Fiqh and Hadith Books
• Hizmet Books Hanafi books in English (free online)
• White Thread Press Books on Hanafi Fiqh and Hadith
• Al-Rashad Books and Audio Books and Audio on Hanafi Fiqh
• The Al-Imam al-A'zam Abu Hanifah web site!