Al-Shafi'i
Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionist (767–820) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al-Shafi'i[lower-alpha 1] (Arabic: ٱلشَّافِعِيّ, romanized: al-Shāfiʿī; 767–820 CE) was a Sunni Muslim scholar, jurist, traditionist, theologian, ascetic, and eponym of the Shafi'i school of Islamic 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]
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Born | 767 CE (150 AH) Gaza, Palestine, Abbasid Caliphate |
Died | 820 CE (204 AH; aged 53–54)[2] Fustat, Egypt, Abbasid Caliphate |
Religion | Islam |
Era | Islamic Golden Age (early Abbasid) |
Denomination | Sunni |
Jurisprudence | Independent (eponym of the Shafi'i school) |
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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 |
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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]