What does al-Hanifiyya mean?
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The Hanifiyya is the creed of Islam that Abraham (peace be upon him) and the prophets followed. Allah commanded His Prophet and the believers to follow it. Allah Almighty says: "So follow the religion of Abraham, inclining to truth; and he was not of the polytheists" (Quran 3:95). A Hanif is a Muslim who turns away from polytheism towards the monotheism of Allah. It is a religion of ease and facility, free from extremism or negligence. Hanifiyya also refers to one of the schools of thought of the Ahl al-, named after Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man ibn Thabit.
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