Imam Abu Hanifah made three major contributions to Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh): 1) He developed fiqh by asking intelligent questions and structuring the method to find answers, which other scholars recognized as very helpful. 2) He organized fiqh into functional subcategories, starting with purification. 3) Through his efforts to collect information, organize fiqh, and focus on inferring principles over isolated rules, he established the first school of fiqh, the Hanafi school, which has the largest number of followers among the four imams.
Imam Abu Hanifah made three major contributions to Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh): 1) He developed fiqh by asking intelligent questions and structuring the method to find answers, which other scholars recognized as very helpful. 2) He organized fiqh into functional subcategories, starting with purification. 3) Through his efforts to collect information, organize fiqh, and focus on inferring principles over isolated rules, he established the first school of fiqh, the Hanafi school, which has the largest number of followers among the four imams.
Imam Abu Hanifah made three major contributions to Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh): 1) He developed fiqh by asking intelligent questions and structuring the method to find answers, which other scholars recognized as very helpful. 2) He organized fiqh into functional subcategories, starting with purification. 3) Through his efforts to collect information, organize fiqh, and focus on inferring principles over isolated rules, he established the first school of fiqh, the Hanafi school, which has the largest number of followers among the four imams.
2. FIQH ORGANIZATION 3. FOUNDER OF HANAFI SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT IN FIQH • Ask intelligent questions and trying to answer them in a structured and methodical way. • Imam Shafi was perhaps referring to this unique contribution of Imam Abu Hanifah when he said, “All fuqaha owe a debt of gratitude towards Abu Hanifah”; method of stating the issues before seeking the answer to them was also pointed to as a major contribution of the imam by Imam Ibn Suray, another eminent Shafi’i scholar. FIQH ORGANIZATION • He collected information for each branch of knowledge. • He organized Fiqh into functional sub categories starting with tahara (purification). • Through his efforts, the first school of Fiqh, the Hanafi school FOUNDER OF HANAFI SCHOOL • His school has the largest number of followers among the four imams. • He is known for his unparallel knowledge of fiqh and skill in qiyaas as well as taqwa and an amazing memory. • He was more focused on inferring principles that can be used for inferring rules