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Han•ba•li
(han′bə lē),USA pronunciation n. [Islam.]
Han′ba•lite′, n.
- Eastern Religionsone of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by Ahmad ibn Hanbal. Cf. Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi‘i.
- Arabic Ḥanbalī, derivative of name of founder Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal
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