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Arab Muslim Scholar and jurist (died 798)

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Within Vinony's link graph, Abu Yusuf is referenced by 468 other articles, and connects out to Islamic modernism, Zikri and fiqh.

Vinony files it under 798 deaths, 8th-century Arab people and 8th-century jurists.

Its subject is documented across 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
1946
Works
1

Top works

  • al-Fakk al-muftaris

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1948-07-21
britanniquebritishclassic pop and rockenglishfolkfolk pop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
21
Total plays
70

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Key facts

Title
Head Student of Imam Abu Hanifa
Born
729, Kufa , Umayyad Caliphate
Died
798 (aged 68 – 69) , Baghdad , Abbasid Caliphate
Nationality
Caliphate
Era
Islamic Golden Age
Region
Iraq
Main interest s
Islamic Jurisprudence
Notable idea s
Evolution of Islamic Jurisprudence
Notable work s
Kitab al-Kharaj Ikhtilaf Abi Hanifa wa Ibn Abi Layla
Religion
Islam
Denomination
Sunni
Jurisprudence
Hanafi

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Wikidata facts

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name in native language
أبو يوسف
date of birth
0731-00-00
date of death
0798-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm al-Anṣārī (Arabic: يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ, lit. 'Jacob, son of Abraham, the Ansari': ; 729–798), commonly known as Abū Yūsuf (Arabic: أَبُو يُوسُفَ, lit. 'Father of Joseph'), was a prominent Muslim jurist and one of the foremost authorities of the early Hanafi school of Islamic law. He was the leading student of Abu Hanifa and played a decisive role in consolidating, systematizing, and spreading Hanafi jurisprudence throughout the Abbasid Caliphate.

Abū Yūsuf also studied under Malik ibn Anas in Medina, which exposed him to alternative legal methodologies and influenced his juristic reasoning. He was appointed as the first Qadi al-Qudat (Chief Justice) under the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid, a position through which he significantly expanded the official adoption of Hanafi law within the state judiciary.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abu Yusuf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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