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Biography and setting
Sufyan al-Thawri is presented as jurist and hadith scholar associated with Kufa. The working chronology for this record is 97-161 AH / 716-778 CE. Known for asceticism, hadith, law, and moral authority.
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97-161 AH / 716-778 CE
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