Al-Shafi'i
Scholar and jurist
Al-Shafi'i was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, traditionist, theologian, ascetic, and eponym of the Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence. He is known to be among the first contributors to the principles of Islamic jurisprudence, having authored... Wikipedia
Born: 767 AD, Gaza
Died: January 19, 820 AD (age 53 years), Fustat, Egypt
Influenced by: Abū Ḥanīfah, Malik ibn Anas, Ja'far al-Sadiq, and more
Full name: Abū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī
Place of burial: Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i, El-Imam El-Shafei, Egypt
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