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Abu Hanifa Al-Numan

Abu Hanifah Al-Nu'man ibn Thabit Al-Basri was a prominent jurist and a legal theorist who founded the school of thought known as the Hanafi Madhab. He was born in Kufah, a city in present-day Iraq, in the year 699 CE. He spent most of his life studying Islamic law, fiqh and Hadith and is regarded as one of the founders of classical Islamic jurisprudence. He was known for his moderate approach to legal interpretation and for his emphasis on the use of reason and the Arabic language in understanding Islamic law.

Abu Hanifah's teachings and scholarship had a significant impact on the development of Islamic law, and his school of thought continues to be widely followed and respected by Muslims around the world. He died in Kufah in the year 767 CE.

Abu Hanifah's work and teachings were not limited to law, he also made significant contributions to the study of Hadith, the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, and Fiqh, the Islamic juridical system. He wrote many books and collected the sayings and teachings of the Prophet and his companions, and he established the first school of law, which later became known as the Hanafi Madhab.

Abu Hanifah's approach to Fiqh was characterized by his emphasis on the use of reason and the Arabic language in understanding of Islamic law, rather than blind adherence to traditional practices or the teachings of the scholars who came before him. He believed that reason and the Arabic language should be used in interpreting the Quran and the Sunnah, the teachings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad

Abu Hanifah made efforts to remove superstitions and customs that had been mixed with Islamic law and to return to the practices and principles of early Islam.

His approach was often in contrast to that of other jurists of his time, who tended to adhere to traditional interpretations of Islamic law and give more weight to the opinions of previous scholars. This led to Abu Hanifah being labeled as a "reformer" and "the reviver of Islam" by contemporary scholars and followers of the Hanafi Madhab.

One of Abu Hanifah al-Nu'mani's most significant contributions to Islamic law was his emphasis on the use of 'Qiyas' (analogy) and 'Ijma (consensus) as sources of law, in addition to the Quran, Hadith and Sunnah. This approach was in contrast to the views of some of his colleagues who considered the use of Qiyas as a last resort, and instead relied more heavily on the opinions of previous scholars. This innovation was a major factor in the success and spread of the Hanafi School of Thought.