OverviewA teacher in Kufa whose learning helped shape later Hanafi law.CategoryScholarPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 714 CE
Life and settingIbrahim belonged to the Tabi‘un and worked within Kufa's network of teachers and transmitted legal opinions.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis learning reached subsequent scholars through Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman and others. This connection places him among the predecessors of the Hanafi legal tradition.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of IslamTDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman
