Abū Hanifa

Japanese: アブー･ハニーファ（英語表記）Abū Hanīfa

699-767
Islamic jurist. Founder of the Hanafi sect, one of the four Sunni schools of law. His grandfather was a slave brought to Kufa from Afghanistan, and his father's generation was a silk merchant. He studied law and theology mainly in Kufa, and after the death of his teacher Hammad, he was known as the leading authority on law in Kufa. He trained many disciples without taking up the position of qadi (judge). Many of his books are thought to have been written by later generations. He was imprisoned in Baghdad for suspected ties to the Shiite sect.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

699ころ‐767
イスラム法学者。スンナ派四法学派の一つハナフィー派の祖。祖父はアフガニスタンからクーファに連れてこられた奴隷で，父の代から絹織物商であった。主としてクーファで法学･神学を学び，師のハンマードの没後クーファにおける法学の第一人者と称せられた。カーディー(裁判官)の職に就くことなく，多くの弟子を育てた。著書とされているものの多くは，後世の人の作品と考えられる。シーア派との関係を疑われてバグダードで獄死した。

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