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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Apr 8, 2024 · Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Shāfiʿī (born 767, Arabia—died January 20, 820, Al-Fusṭāṭ, Egypt) was a Muslim legal scholar who played an important role ...
It was founded by the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist al-Shafi'i, "the father of Muslim jurisprudence", in the early 9th century.
767–820. Theologian and jurist. Sources. Trial . Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i was a Qurashi Arab of fairly noble lineage born in Gaza, Palestine in the ...
Mar 8, 2023 · Imam Shafi'i (767-820 CE), whose full name was Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i, was an Arab Muslim scholar and jurist who is considered one of ...
Among the most important characteristic of Al-Shafi'i was his native intelligence that gave him an easy and good grasp of even the most difficult of questions.