hanafite

Han·a·fi

[han-uh-fee]
noun Islam.
one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Abu Hanifa.
Compare Hanbali, Maliki, Shafiʿi.


Origin:
< Arabic Ḥanafī, derivative of name of founder Abū Ḥanīfah

Han·a·fite, noun
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