Al-Shafiʽi facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids Al-Shafi'i اَلشَّافِعِيُّ
Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i in Islamic calligraphy
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Personal
Nationality	Caliphate
Born	767 CE 150 AH Gaza, Abbasid Caliphate
Died	19 January 820 CE (aged 54) 204 AH al-Fustat, Abbasid Caliphate
Senior posting
Title	Shaykh al-Islām
Religious career
Works	Al-Risala, Kitab al-Umm, Musnad al-Shafi'i
Influenced	Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh

Abū ʿAbdillāh Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī (Arabic: أَبُو عَبْدِ ٱللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ٱلشَّافِعِيُّ, 767–820 CE) was an Arab Muslim theologian, writer, and scholar, who was the first contributor of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (Uṣūl al-fiqh). Often referred to as 'Shaykh al-Islām', al-Shāfi‘ī was one of the four great Sunni Imams, whose legacy on juridical matters and teaching eventually led to the formation of Shafi'i school of fiqh (or Madh'hab). He was the most prominent student of Imam Malik ibn Anas, and he also served as the Governor of Najar. Born in Gaza in Palestine (Jund Filastin), he also lived in Mecca and Medina in the Hejaz, Yemen, Egypt, and Baghdad in Iraq.

Images for kids

Imam Shafi'i Mausoleum in Cairo
Imam Shafi'i tomb in Cairo

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