Definition
An alternative or variant term for Hanifism, emphasizing the theological school or religious orientation toward strict monotheism.
Etymology
From Arabic hanīfiyyah, a nominalization of hanif using the feminine suffix -iyya, common in Arabic for creating abstract nouns and school names.
Kelly Says
Arabic uses the suffix -iyya to nominalize concepts into schools of thought—just as 'hanīf' (singular believer) becomes 'hanīfiyyah' (the whole tradition), English later borrowed '-ity' from Latin for the same purpose.
Translations
ARالعربية
الحنفي
al-ḥanfi
CACatalà
hanifiya
ha-ni-fi-ya
CSČeština
hanifiya
ha-ni-fi-ya
DADansk
hanifiya
ha-ni-fi-ya
DEDeutsch
Hanifiya
han-i-fi-ya
ELΕλληνικά
Χανιφίτης
hani-fi-tis
ESEspañol
hanifía
an-i-fi-a
FISuomi
hanifisti
ha-ni-fi-sti
FRFrançais
hanifiya
an-i-fi-ya
HIहिन्दी
हानिफ़ी
ha-ni-fi
HUMagyar
hanifiya
ha-ni-fi-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
Hanifit
ha-ni-fit
ITItaliano
hanifiya
an-i-fi-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
Hanifit
ha-ni-fit
NLNederlands
Hanifiya
ha-ni-fi-ya
NONorsk
hanifiya
ha-ni-fi-ya
PLPolski
hanifiya
han-i-fi-ya
PTPortuguês
hanifiya
an-i-fi-ya
RORomână
hanifiya
ha-ni-fi-ya
RUРусский
ханифит
xani-fit
SVSvenska
hanifiya
ha-ni-fi-ya
SWKiswahili
Hanifite
ha-ni-fi-t
TAதமிழ்
ஹானிஃபி
haa-ni-fi
UKУкраїнська
ханіфіт
xani-fit
VITiếng Việt
Haniphites
ha-ni-fi-t
ZH中文
汉非教徒
hàn fēi jiào tú