Ḥammād

…years was a disciple of Ḥammād (died 738), then the most noted Iraqi jurist. After Ḥammād’s death, Abū Ḥanīfah became his successor. He also learned from several other scholars, notably the Meccan traditionist ʿAṭāʾ (died c. 732) and the founder of the Shiʿi school of law, Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (died 765).…