Fwd: Our next class on the life of Imam Abu Hanifa: Baghdad's Auspicious Fortune

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From: Quilliam Press <info@quilliampress.com>
Date: January 5, 2013 3:29:38 PM EST
To: Ebadur Rahman <eebad.rahman@gmail.com>
Subject: Our next class on the life of Imam Abu Hanifa: Baghdad's Auspicious Fortune
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Watch for free, live online — Saturday, January 12, 2013 on www.quilliampress.com. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Taught by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad Date and time Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:00pm – 8:00pm (GMT) Watch for free, live online at www.quilliampress.com Imam Abu Hanifa an-Nu'man ibn Thabit (d. 767), the master-scholar of Iraq, was one of the four great Mujtahid Imams, after whom were named the four Madhhabs to which Sunni Muslims belong. A pupil of Imam Malik, he was celebrated for his intelligence, and his school is famous for its high opinion of the Divine gift of reason. In this the Imam was a faithful follower of the first generation of Muslims. According to many historians, he had the honour to meet several of the Companions of the Holy Prophet. His emphasis on rational approaches in law and theology, which went beyond even the method of Imam al-Shafi'i, did much to trigger systematic jurisprudence and theology in the Islamic world. Partly for this reason, a majority of Muslims in the world today are followers of his school. Our previous class, "Imam al-Shafi'i: The Worshipping Jurist" is now available to watch online. Click here to watch. Copyright © 2013 Quilliam Press, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive notifications from Quilliam Press. Our mailing address is: Quilliam Press 14 St. Paul's Road Cambridge, Cambridge CB1 2EZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book  forward to a friend | unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences