Description

The birth of Hadrat Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahimahullah) رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ al-Nu'man ibn Thabit in Kufa, Iraq. He would become the founder of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence — the largest school of Islamic law followed by approximately one-third of the Muslim world. Known as 'al-Imam al-A'zam' (the Greatest Imam), he was a brilliant jurist, a successful merchant, and a man of extraordinary piety and generosity.

Key Figures

Sources

• Tarikh Baghdad
• Al-Khayraat al-Hisaan