Hanafi

adjective Han·a·fi \ˈha-nə-(ˌ)fē\

Definition of HANAFI

: of or relating to an orthodox school of Sunni Muslim jurisprudence followed especially in southern and central Asia

Arabic ḥanafī, from Abū Ḥanīfa †767 Muslim jurist

First Known Use: 1913

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