Which early jurist associated with Kufa gave his name to the Sunni legal school whose doctrine gives a…
The Hanafi school takes its name from Abu Hanifa. Early Hanafi jurists, including Abu Yusuf, developed a tradition in which qiyas, or analogical reasoning, became prominent.
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Which early jurist associated with Kufa gave his name to the Sunni legal school whose doctrine gives a prominent role to qiyas, or analogical reasoning?
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The Hanafi school takes its name from Abu Hanifa. Early Hanafi jurists, including Abu Yusuf, developed a tradition in which qiyas, or analogical reasoning, became prominent.
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Option A
The Hanafi school takes its name from Abu Hanifa.
Option B
Abu Yusuf was an early Hanafi jurist and a student of Abu Hanifa.
Option C
Ja’far al-Sadiq is associated with the Ja’fari tradition.
Option D
Ahmad ibn Hanbal gave his name to the Hanbali school.
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