Hanifa
Appearance
Hanifa (حنيفة) is an Arabic given name, the feminine form of Hanif, which means "incline" (to the right religion, i.e. Islam). It may refer to:
- Abu Hanifa (699–767), founder of Hanafi school of jurisprudence
- V. M. C. Haneefa (1951-2010), Indian actor
- Hənifə, Azerbaijan
- Hanifa Abdullayev (1923-1991), Azerbaijani hematologist and health minister
- Hanifa Deen, Australian writer
- Hanifa Yousoufi (born 1995), Afghan mountaineer
- Hanifa Mavlianova (1924-2010), Russian singer