Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā ibn Marzubān (,), also known as Imam
Abū Ḥanīfah ( dated 699 – 767
AD / 80 – 150
AH), was the founder of the
Sunni Hanafi school of
fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence). He is also considered a renowned Islamic scholar and personality by
Zaydi Shia Muslims. He was often called "the Great Imam" (ألإمام الأعظم,
al-imām al-aʿẓam).