Hanif

Islamic term for a pre-Islamic Arabian monotheist

Also known as Ahnaf · Haneef

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In Islam, the ḥanīf and ḥunafā' are the pre-Islamic Arabians who were Abrahamic monotheists. Muslims regard these people favorably for shunning Arabian polytheism and instead solely worshipping the God of Abraham, thus setting themselves apart from what is called jahiliyyah. However, they were not associated with Judaism or Christianity; instead exemplifying what they perceived as the unaltered beliefs and morals of Abraham.

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Different from: Hanafism
Hanifiyya

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