The Four Imams and Their Schools : Abu Hanifa / Malik / Al-Shafi'i / Ahmad /
by Gibril Fouad Haddad
- xxiv, 551 pages : Illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes verses from Quran
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
THE GREAT EDIFICE of Islamic Law is held up by four towering figures of the early middle ages: Abu Hanifa, Malik, al-Shafi'i, and Ibn Hanbal. Because of their immense dedication and intellectual acuity, these men enjoy recognition to this day as Islam's most influential scholars.
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Malik ibn Anas,--d. 795 Abu Hanifah,--d. 767 or 8 Shafi'i, Muhammad ibn Idris,--767 or 8-820 Ibn Hanbal, Ahmad ibn Muhammad,--780-855 Sunnites--Biography