Hanbali

American  

[han-buh-lee] / ˈhæn bə li /

noun

Islam.

1. one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal.

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Other Word Forms

• Hanbalite noun

Etymology

Origin of Hanbali

< Arabic Ḥanbalī, derivative of name of founder Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal

Example Sentences

Of Islam’s four major schools of thought, the underpinning of Saudi Arabia’s legal system is based on the most conservative Hanbali branch and an ideology widely known as Wahhabism.

From The Guardian • Jan. 1, 2016

“The interpretation of Shari‘a that is increasingly being adopted is Hanbali, the most conservative one that is dominating in the Middle East.”

From Time • Dec. 24, 2014

So Southeast Asia is an area where al-Qaida has had a historical presence -- Hanbali and others in the aftermath of 9/11, but even more recently.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2014

Besides the Kabah, eight minor structures adorn the quadrangle, the well of Zamzam, the library, the clock-room, the triangular staircase, and four ornamental resting-places for the orthodox sects of Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, and Hanbali.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Of the four schools those of Abu Hanifah and Al-Shafe'i are most common in Cairo; the followers of Ibn Malik abound only in Southern Egypt and the Berberah country, and the Hanbali is almost unknown.

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir