Wasiyyah abu hanifa biography
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Imam Abu Hanifa, also known as Numan ibn Thabit, stands as a renowned figure in Islamic history, revered for his influential contributions to Islamic jurisprudence. His life and teachings shaped the Hanafi school of thought, leaving an indelible mark on Islamic scholarship.
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Early Life& Education
His early life and education played a crucial role in shaping his intellectual pursuits and contributions to Islamic scholarship.
Birth and Early Years:
Imam Abu Hanifa was born in the city of Kufa, Iraq, around the year CE. He belonged to a family of traders, and his early life was marked bygd a sökande eller uppdrag for knowledge. Even in his ungdom, he demonstrated a keen intellect and a deep curiosity about the principles of Islam.
Pursuit of Knowledge:
Abu Hanifas journey in seeking knowledge began when he sought guidance from esteemed scholars of his time. He studied under the renowned teacher Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman, who was a prominent jurist and scholar inom
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Al Wasiyyah Abu Hanifa
Al Wasiyyah Abu Hanifa
KitÁb al-
al-WaÒiyya
Book of the Testament
al-ImÁm AbÙ ÍanÐfa, MuÎammad al-NuÝmÁn ibn al-ThÁbit
Related by Shaykh Muhammad Nabulsi
Translated with Notes by Shaykh Tahir Mahmood Kiani
Released by H.
All praise is due to AllÁh, the Sustainer of [all] the worlds, and may blessings be upon
the leader of [all] the Messengers, MuÎammad, [upon] his family and [upon] all of his
Companions. This is the Book of the Testament (kitÁb al-waÒiyya) by the Greatest ImÁm
(al-imÁm al-aÝÛam) AbÙ ÍanÐfa, AllÁh have mercy on him.
When the ImÁm of the Muslims 1 fell ill with a severe illness, he gathered around
himself his companions and his pupils and they desired from him a testament [based]
upon the path of the Sunnah 2. So, he ordered his servant that he sit him up, and his
servant sat behind his back and he 3 propped him against himself. Thereafter, he 4, AllÁh
have mercy on him, said:
Know you all, my companions and my brothers, that the creed of the People of
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Abu Hanifa
Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian (–)
For other uses, see Abu Hanifa (disambiguation).
Abu Hanifa[a] (Arabic: أَبُو حَنِيفَة, romanized:Abū Ḥanīfa; September –)[5] was a Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, ascetic,[3] and eponym of the Hanafi school of Sunnijurisprudence, which remains the most widely practiced to this day.[3] His school predominates in Central and South Asia, Turkey, the Balkans, Russia, and some parts of the Arab world.[6][7]
Born to a Muslim family in Kufa,[3] Abu Hanifa traveled to the Hejaz region of Arabia in his youth, where he studied in the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina.[3] He was named by al-Dhahabi as "one of the geniuses of the sons of Adam" who "combined jurisprudence, worship, scrupulousness, and generosity".[8]
As his career as a jurist and theologian progressed, he became known for favoring the use of reason in his juris