Manaqib al-Imam Abi Hanifa wa Sahibayh
- Author died
- 748 AH
- Editions
- Lajnat Iḥyāʾ al-Maʿārif al-Nuʿmāniyyah
Manaqib al-Imam Abi Hanifa wa Sahibayh (The Virtues of Imam Abu Hanifa and His Two Companions) is a biographical treatise by the Syrian historian and traditionist Shams al-Din al-Dhahabi (d. 748 AH / 1348 CE) dedicated to the merits and virtues of Abu Hanifa and his two foremost disciples, Abu Yusuf and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani .
Scope and Contents
The work gathers the biographical accounts and virtues (manāqib) of the founding authorities of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence: Imam Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man, the chief judge Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim, and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani . Within the section on Abu Hanifa, al-Dhahabi records the commendations and praises transmitted from the Successors (Tabi'un) and their followers, including al-A'mash, al-Mughira, Shu'ba ibn al-Hajjaj, Sa'id ibn Abi 'Aruba, and Sufyan ibn 'Uyayna .
Editions and Publication
The text brings together individual biographical treatises written by al-Dhahabi on Abu Hanifa, Abu Yusuf, and Muhammad ibn al-Hasan . It was edited and annotated by the scholars Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari and Abu al-Wafa al-Afghani, and published in Hyderabad, Deccan, by Lajnat Ihya' al-Ma'arif al-Nu'maniyya in 1366 AH (1947 CE) . Subsequent editions and printings have been issued in Cairo and Beirut, including a third edition published in 1408 AH .
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