Scholar·Abbasid
Death of Abu Hanifa in Baghdad
- Date
- 767 CE150 AH1,259 years ago
- Place
- Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
- People
- Abu Hanifa, Al-Mansur
Abu Hanifa, the founder of the Hanafi school of law, died in Baghdad in 767. He taught in Kufa and developed legal reasoning based on analogy and established practice. Several sources say he died in custody after refusing to serve as a judge. The Hanafi school later became the largest Sunni school and is followed in Turkey, South Asia and Central Asia.
Why it matters
The Hanafi school is the largest Sunni school of law and is followed in Turkey, South Asia and Central Asia.