Imam Abu Hanifa and the Hanafi school

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1. The schools of jurisprudence and why they arose
2. Factors that contributed to the development of the schools
3. Imam Abu Hanifa and the Hanafi school
4. Imam Malik bin Anas and the Maliki school
5. Imam Muhammad bin Idris Shafii and the Shafii school
6. Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal and the Hanbali school
7. Imam Jaafar As-Swadiq and the Jafari school
8. Contributions of the founders to fiqh
9. Applying the rulings of the schools in day-to-day life
10. The benefits of the schools of jurisprudence