Who Was Alive

Were Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz and Abu Hanifa alive at the same time?

Yes. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz and Abu Hanifa were alive at the same time, from AD 699 to c. AD 720.

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz was 17 when Abu Hanifa was born.

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz

Caliph

Born 2 November AD 681 · died c. AD 720

Abu Hanifa

Abu Hanifa

Theologian and jurist

Born 5 September AD 699 · died AD 766–767, aged 67 or 68

  1. Pope Gregory II, AD 669 – AD 731
  2. Bede, c. AD 672 – AD 735
  3. Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, AD 681 – c. AD 720
  4. Abu Hanifa, AD 699 – c. AD 768
  5. Li Bai, AD 701 – AD 762
  6. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  7. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  8. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  9. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814

Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz and Abu Hanifa in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz and Abu Hanifa were born

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