Abu Yusuf
Abu Yusuf | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Student of Imam Abu Hanifa |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 729 |
| Died | 798 (aged 59–60) |
| Nationality | Caliphate |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Region | Iraq |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic Jurisprudence |
| Notable idea(s) | Evolution of Islamic Jurisprudence |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Muslim leader | |
Influenced by | |
Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari (Arabic: يعقوب بن إبراهيم الأنصاري, romanized: Yaʿqūb ibn Ibrāhīm al-Anṣārī), better known as Abu Yusuf (Arabic: أبو يوسف, romanized: Abū Yūsuf) (729–798) was an Islamic jurist, as well as a student of Abu Hanifa (d.767) and Malik ibn Anas (d.795), who helped spread the influence of the Hanafi school of Islamic law, and was notable for having introduced the Maliki-like position of Urf being a valid source of sunnah, that could overrule literary traditions.