The Four Imams and Their Schools - Paperbackby Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad (Author), Sayyid Yusuf Hashim Al Rifai (Foreword by) THE GREAT EDIFICE of Islamic Law is held up by four towering figures of the early middle ages: Abu Hanifa, Malik, al Shafi i, and Ibn Hanbal. Because of their immense dedication and intellectual acuity, these men enjoy recognition to this day as Islam s most influential scholars. By assessing and ranking hadith, by cultivating a deep knowledge of the Arabic language,