Zayd ibn Ali
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Zayd ibn ʿAlī, also spelled Zaid, was the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and great-grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He led an unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate, in which he die
Shrine in Rabba, Jordan (31°16′7″N 35°44′36.67″E / 31.26861°N 35.7435194°E / 31.26861; 35.7435194)
Abu Hanifa
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Abu Hanifa was a Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, ascetic, and eponym of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence, which remains the most widely practiced to this day. His school predominates in Ce
Zayd ibn Ali
…Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin. Zayd ibn Ali is also seen as a major religious figure by many Sunnis and was supported by the prominent Sunni jurist, Abu Hanifa, who issued a fatwa in support of Zayd against the Umayyads. To Twelver and Isma'ili Shias however, his elder half-brother Muhammad al-Baqir is seen…
Tomb of Abu Hanifa at the Abu Hanifa Mosque, Iraq
Abu Hanifa Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq
16th-century Ottoman miniature depicting Abu Hanifa