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Ibrahim al-Nakha'i, Jurist of Kufa

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Ibrahim al-Nakha'iإبراهيم النخعي

Approximate dateKufa

The jurist of Kufa whose method passed through his student Hammad to Abu Hanifa.

He learned from the students of Ibn Masud and visited Aisha as a boy. He became the leading mufti of Kufa, careful to reason from the Quran and Sunnah where no clear text settled a case.

What grew out of it?

The Hanafi school stands on his Kufan method.

Who else is linked?

KufaAbu HanifaAbdullah ibn Mas'udAishah bint Abi Bakr

Who lived at the same time?

Abd al-Malik ibn MarwanMarwan ibn al-HakamMuawiyah ibn YazidYazid ibn MuawiyahAl-Walid ibn Abd al-MalikConstans IIAta ibn Abi RabahSa'id ibn Jubayr

Source: history · Wikipedia

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