Founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence and a great mujtahid imam. Born in Kufa, he died in 150/767 in Baghdad; his tomb lies within the Abu Hanifa Mosque in the Adhamiyya district, a major place of visitation. (Sources: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi 'Ebû Hanîfe'; Wikidata Q190896.)