num_pages: 160
description: Abu Hanifa Nu'man ibn Thabit is a towering figure in the early (8th Century) history of Islamic law. The understanding of Islam as law that evolved from his style of reasoning was favored by the powerful ruling dynasties of the 'Abbasids, and later the Ottomans and Mughals, who consistently enforced it in their dominions. The doctrine has remained ever since the one most widely followed among the world's Muslims. In this pioneering study Mohammed Akram reviews the life and legacy of this great legalist and thinker, and surveys the evolution of the Hanafi school in different regions of the Islamic world.
language: English
title: Abu Hanifa
titlecomplete: Abu Hanifa (Makers of Islamic Civilization)
genres: History, Biography, Religion, Islam
ratings_count: 58
publisher: I. B. Tauris