In the Company of the ImamsThis book explores the lives of Abu Hanifah, Malik, al Shafi, and Ahmad b. Hanbal, the four imams who were the founders of the canonical schools of Islamic law. It explores the areas of convergence and disagreement between these great scholars to reveal the unity of their basic principles as well as the multiplicity of their opinion and judgements. In doing so, it demonstrate Islams inherent flexibility, which takes into account the different