Was Abu Hanifa a Shia?

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Abu Hanifa (Arabic: أَبُو حَنِيفَة, romanized: Abū Ḥanīfa; September 699–767) was a prominent Muslim scholar, jurist, theologian, and ascetic. He is best known as the founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni jurisprudence, which continues to be the most widely followed school of thought among Muslims today.