wide, spread religious knowledge, strived in upholding the truth, and fulfilled the responsibility of leading the people.

Among these TābiꜤīn is our Imam Abū Ḥanīfah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, who had the honour of meeting 7 noble Companions رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم. The Imam mentions the names of these companions رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم, which include Sayyidunā Anas b. Mālik, Sayyidunā Jābir b. ꜤAbdullāh, Sayyidunā MaꜤqīl b. Yasār, and Sayyidunā Wāthilah b. AsqaꜤ رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم.^[1]

Now let us learn about the status of the Imam’s knowledge.

Acknowledgments of his skills

Imam Abū Ḥanīfah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, in addition to being a scholar of Hadith and a jurist, was the Imam of many great Muḥadithīn and Fuqahā. Numerous such issues are found mentioned about him which even great scholars of Hadith were unable to resolve, but he solved them instantly through the ability granted to him by Allah Almighty. When the leading scholars and jurists of his time read his legal verdicts (Fatāwā), they were left amazed and compelled to say: “We cannot even reach the door to the city of knowledge which Imam Abū Ḥanīfah  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه is in.”

Here are the statements of five great personalities regarding the Imam:

1.The renowned Hadith scholar, Sayyidunā ꜤAbdullāh b. Mubārak
رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, who is known as Amīr al-Muˈminīn in the science of Hadith, and was also a teacher of Imam al-Bukhārī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, said: “I have not seen anyone more intelligent than Imam Abū Ḥanīfah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.”

2. Once, when the great Imam was mentioned in the presence of the famous Abbasid Caliph, Harūn Rashīd رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه, he supplicated for Allah’s mercy to be upon the Imam and said: “He used to see with the eyes of his intellect that which others could not see with the