Abu Yusuf

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) (d.798) was a student of jurist Abu Hanifa (d.767) who helped spread the influence of the Hanafi school of Islamic law through his writings and the government positions that he held.

Abu Yusuf
TitleHead Student of Imam Abu Hanifa
Personal
Born729
Died798 (aged 5960)
ReligionIslam
NationalityCaliphate
EraIslamic Golden Age
RegionIraq
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceHanafi
Main interest(s)Islamic Jurisprudence
Notable idea(s)Evolution of Islamic Jurisprudence
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced

He served as the chief judge (qadi al-qudat) during reign of Harun al-Rashid. Kitab al-Kharaj, a treatise on taxation and fiscal issues facing the state, is his most well-known publication.

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