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Al-Shafi'i

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For the Egyptian surname with the same Arabic spelling, see El-Shafei.

Imam
Al-Shafi'i
ٱلشَّافِعِيّ
Title
  • Shaykh al-Islam[1]
  • Offspring of the House of the Prophet
  • Peerless One
  • Scrupulously Pious Ascetic
  • Friend of God[2]
Personal
Born767 CE (150 AH)
Gaza, Palestine, Abbasid Caliphate
Died820 CE (204 AH; aged 53–54)[2]
Fustat, Egypt, Abbasid Caliphate
ReligionIslam
EraIslamic Golden Age (early Abbasid)
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceIndependent (eponym of the Shafi'i school)
Main interest(s)
Notable idea(s)
Notable work(s)
Occupation
Arabic name
Personal
(Ism)		Muḥammad
مُحَمَّد
Patronymic
(Nasab)		Ibn Idrīs ibn al-ʿAbbās
ٱبْن إِدْرِيس بْن ٱلْعَبَّاس
Teknonymic
(Kunya)		Abū ʿAbd Allāh
أَبُو عَبْد ٱللَّٰه
Toponymic
(Nisba)		Al-Shāfiʿī al-Ḥijāzī al-Qurashī al-Hāshimī al-Muṭṭalibī
ٱلشَّافِعِيّ ٱلْحِجَازِيّ ٱلْقُرَشِيّ ٱلْهَاشِمِيّ ٱلْمُطَّلِبِيّ
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Influenced
  • All subsequent Sunni Scholars

Al-Shafi'i[a] (Arabic: ٱلشَّافِعِيّ, romanized: al-Shāfiʿī; IPA: [a(l) ʃaːfiʕiː] ;767–820 CE) was a Muslim scholar, jurist, traditionist, theologian, ascetic, and eponym of the Shafi'i school of Sunni jurisprudence. He is known to be the first to write a book upon the principles of Islamic jurisprudence, having authored one of the earliest work on the subject: al-Risala. His legacy and teaching on the matter provided it with a systematic form, thereby "fundamentally influenc[ing] the succeeding generations which are under his direct and obvious impact,"[8] and "begin[ning] a new phase of the development of legal theory."[9]

Being born in Gaza, Palestine to the Banu Muttalib clan of the Quraysh tribe,[2] he was relocated at the age of two and raised in Mecca.[2] He later resided in Medina, Yemen, Baghdad in Iraq, and Egypt, and also served as a judge for some time in Najran.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b "Short biography of Imam Al-Shafi'ee". www.islamicfinder.org. IslamicFinder. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Haddad, G. F. "Imam Shafi'i". spa.qibla.com. As-Sunnah Foundation of America. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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  8. ^ Hasan, Ahmad (September 1966). "AL-S̱H̱ĀFI'Ī'S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE". Islamic Studies. 5 (3). Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University: 270. JSTOR 20832846. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ Hasan, Ahmad (September 1966). "AL-S̱H̱ĀFI'Ī'S ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE". Islamic Studies. 5 (3). Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University: 239–273. JSTOR 20832846. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  10. ^ Day, Stephen W. (25 June 2012). Regionalism and Rebellion in Yemen: A Troubled National Union. Cambridge University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-107-02215-7.
  11. ^ Islam, M. R.; Zatzman, Gary M.; Islam, Jaan S. (13 November 2013). Reconstituting the Curriculum. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-86790-7.


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