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Hanafi (Arabic: حنفى ) is one of the four schools of thought (Madhabs) or jurisprudence (Fiqh) within Sunni Islam. Founded by Abu Hanifa, An-N�mān ibn Thābit (Arabic: النعمان بن ثابت) (699 - 765), it is considered to be the school most open to modern ideas. At the same time, it follows some of the strictest interpretations of Islamic law.
Its followers are sometimes known in English as Hanafites or Hanifi's ( Maliki, Shafii, Hanbali for the other schools of thought). It is the largest of the four schools; it is followed by Muslims world-wide.
Its followers are sometimes known in English as Hanafites or Hanifi's ( Maliki, Shafii, Hanbali for the other schools of thought). It is the largest of the four schools; it is followed by Muslims world-wide.
The most prominent propagators of Hanafi thought in history were probably the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire, and as such the areas which they encompassed are predominantly Hanafi.
Today, the Hanafi school is predominant among:
Sunni Muslims in South Asia:
Afghanistan,Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.
In the Middle East:
In the Middle East:
Lower (Northern) Egypt was where the influence of the Hanafi thought of the Ottomans was strongest.
Iraq, and the Levant (Syria, Lebanon and Palestine) are mixed Shafi/Hanafi.
Regions of the Caucasus:
Iraq, and the Levant (Syria, Lebanon and Palestine) are mixed Shafi/Hanafi.
Regions of the Caucasus:
Ingushetia, Chechnya and Daghestan are almost entirely Hanafi.
Other areas with sizeable Hanafi adherents include,Muslim communities of the Balkans:
Other areas with sizeable Hanafi adherents include,Muslim communities of the Balkans:
Bosnia-Herzegovina Kosovo Albania communities in Bulgaria and Romania.
Central Asian countries:
(Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan),China, Russia (Tatarstan, and Bashkortostan), and Ukraine.Most Tatars and Turks are also Hanafi adherents. Sizable communities in Abkhazia, Ajaria, and other parts of Georgia and Southern Russia.
Communities in Western Africa, including Mali and Mauritania, are also Hanafi's.
The Hanafi school is considered to be the most liberal.There is no animosity between the four schools of religious law within Sunni Islam. Instead there is a cross-pollination of ideas and debate that serves to refine each school's understanding of Islam.
Communities in Western Africa, including Mali and Mauritania, are also Hanafi's.
The Hanafi school is considered to be the most liberal.There is no animosity between the four schools of religious law within Sunni Islam. Instead there is a cross-pollination of ideas and debate that serves to refine each school's understanding of Islam.
