Ab? ?an?fa al-Nu?m?n b. Th?bit b. Z??? b. Marzub?n (c. September 5, 699 - June 14, 767) was known as Ab? ?an?fa , or as Imam Ab? ?an?fa by Sunni Muslims . ^[1] He was an 8th-century Iraqi Sunni Muslim theologian and jurist . ^[2]

Abu Hanifa founded the Hanafi school of orthodox Sunni jurisprudence . This is still the most widely practiced law school in the Sunni tradition. ^[2] He is often spoken of as al-Im?m al-a??am ("The Great Imam") and Sir?j al-a?imma ("The Lamp of the Imams") in Sunni Islam. ^[2]

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