Ḥanafī School
Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nuʿmān ibn Thābitd. 150 AH · c. 767 CE
A school deeply attentive to transmitted texts while giving considered space to qiyās and juristic reasoning.
Creed Positions
- Ḥanafī jurisprudence operates within the framework of Sunni creed, affirming the attributes of Allāh and the finality of the Prophet Muḥammad.
- The school traditionally upheld Māturīdī theological positions, emphasizing human free will in conjunction with divine decree.
- It maintains firm adherence to the transmitted creed whilst engaging with rational discourse in its defence.