# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abu-hanifa
# Generated: 2026-09-01T00:26:48.297Z

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deathDate: "767"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born on 5 September 699 CE, possibly in Kufa though sources dispute the exact location, Abu Hanifa traveled as a young man to Mecca and Medina to study. Al-Dhahabi would later call him "one of the geniuses of the sons of Adam" who "combined jurisprudence, worship, scrupulousness, and generosity". As his career advanced, he became known for privileging reason in legal rulings and theological questions alike, a methodological choice that set his school apart. He died on 18 June 767 CE, leaving behind two major students — Abu Yusuf and Muhammad al-Shaybani — who carried his work forward and became celebrated jurists themselves. His followers eventually aligned with the Maturidi school of theology, and the Hanafi tradition he established now predominates across Turkey, Russia, South Asia, and beyond.