AL-IMAM AL-AZAM ABU HANIFA
He learned ilm al-fiqh from Hammad ibn Abi Sulaiman. He enjoyed the companionship of many notables of the Tabiin, and of Imam Jafar as-Sadiq. He memorized innumerable hadiths. He was brought up so as to become a great judge, but he became an imam al-madhhab. He had a superior, and amazingly keen intellect. In ilm al-fiqh, he attained an unequalled grade in a short time. His name and fame became ...
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