The Four Imams
الأئمة الأربعة
A trail through the great schools of law.
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- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Abu Hanifa
Imam of legal reasoning in Kufa.
Malik
Imam of Medina: the Muwatta and Medina's practice.
Al-Shafi'i
Founder of usul: the Risala between report and reason.
Ahmad
Imam of the Sunna: the Musnad and the inquisition.
After the imams
The schools across centuries.
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Overview
A path through the great schools of jurisprudence: Abu Hanifa in Kufa, Malik in Medina, al-Shafi'i on his travels, and Ahmad in Baghdad.
Sources
- Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “The Four Imams”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-four-imams/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.