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The Biography of Imam ash-Shafi'i; The Life of Imam al-Shafi'i at Lost Islamic History; Short Biography of Imam Shafi'i; Concise Summary of Imam Shafi'i; Diagram of teachers and students of Imam Shafi'i; The Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i
- His Name, Backgroundand Family
- His Early Life Andearly Education
- His Journey Toseek Knowledge
- Him and Imammaalik
- Coming Back Tomakkah
- His Marriage
- His Persecution
- His Teachers
- His Students
- His Writings Andbooks
Imam’s full name is AbuAbdullah Muhammad bin Idris Al-Shafi’eeibn Al-Abbas ibn Uthman ibn Syafiebin Ubaid ibn Abdu Yazid ibn Hasyim ibn Al-Muttalib [father of Abdul Muttalibgrandfather of the Prophet (S.A.W.)] bin Abd Manaf. He is the Only Imam who isrelated to Prophet Mohammad (S.A.W.) as he belonged to Qurayshi tribe of BanuMuttalib, which was th...
Imam Shafi'ee was born in the year 150 AH (767 AC) in Ghaza,Palestine. It was the same year in which the Great Imam Abu Hanifah had passedaway. He lost his father during infancy and was raised by his mother under verypoor circumstances. Fearing the waste of his son’s lineage, his mother decidedto move to Mecca where their relatives lived. Imam was ...
His early education was marked by poverty because of whichhis mother could not afford to pay the fees for his education. Consequently,instead of participating in the classes, the young Imam would just sit on theside lines and take it all in only by listening to what his teacher wasteaching to other kids in the class. He became so adept at learning ...
At the age of fifteen or eighteen, his teacher gaveAl-Shafi’ee permission to issue judicial decisions (fatwas). While stillstudying in Makkah, Aa-Shafi'ee heard of the renowned scholar of Madinah, ImamMaalik Ibn Anas. He wanted to become a student of Imam Maalik yet he saw withhis sharp intellect that he should not go to him unprepared. He memorize...
After the death of Imam Malik, Imam Al-Shafi’ee returned toMakkah with a great load of knowledge which had influenced his life.
In Makkah he was wedded to ‘Hamidah Bint Naafi',granddaughter of third Caliph 'Uthman Ibn Afaan (R.A). He had three children, twosons Abu Uthman and Abul Hasan and a daughter Fatima.
The governor of Yemen, while paying a visit to Makkah, met Al-Shafi’ee,discerned his unique abilities, and offered him an administrative post in Yemenbut like his predecessor Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafi’ee also suffered Politicalpersecution and intrigues, but thankfully, unlike Imam Abu Hanifa, he was notsubjected to torture. Imam Shafi’ee was arre...
Imam Shafi’ee learned from the scholars in various placessuch as Makkah, Madinah, Kufa, Basrah, Yemen, Syria and Egypt. Following aresome prominent scholars who had teached Al-Shafi’ee: 1. Muslim bin Khalid Al-Zangi (in Makkah) 2. Sufyaan bin Uyainah Al-Hilaali (in Makkah) 3. Ibrahim bin Yahya (in Madinah) 4. Imam Maalik bin Anas (in Madinah) 5. Wa...
Al-Shafi’ee had a lot of talented students, some of whombecome prominent masters. Among his best students are: 1. Imam Abu Yaqub Al-Buwayṭi 2. Abu Ibrahim Isma'il ibn Yahya Al-Muzani 3. Rabi bin Sulayman Al-Muradi 4. Abu Ali Al-Karabisi 5. Ibrahim bin Khalid Abu ThawrH 6. He also met Imam Ahmad bin HambaI and took mutualknowledge between the two. I...
He authored more than 100 books. Some of which are asfollows: 1. Kitab al-Umm 2. Al-Risalah 3. Ikhtilaf Al-Hadith 4. Al-Imla 5. Ikhtilaf Al-Iraqiyani 6. Jima Al-Ilm 7. Ikhtilaf Malik wa Al-Shafi’ee 8. Kitab Al-Hujjah
Muhammad ibn Idris ibn al-`Abbas, al-Imam al-Shafi`i, Abu `Abd Allah al-Shafi`i al-Hijazi al-Qurashi al-Hashimi al-Muttalibi (d. 204), the offspring of the House of the Prophet, the peerless one of the great mujtahid imams and jurisprudent par excellence, the scrupulously pious ascetic and Friend of Allah, he laid down the foundations of fiqh ...
Jan 14, 2024 · Imam Shafi’i is one of the four greats imams whose legacy on judicial matters and teachings led to the Shafi’i School of Fiqh (jurisprudence). He was born in the Palestinian city of Gaza in 767 CE.
Shafi’i, in Islam, one of the four Sunni schools of religious law, derived from the teachings of Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi‘i (767–820). This legal school (madhhab) stabilized the bases of Islamic legal theory, affirming the authority of both divine law-giving and human speculation regarding the law.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Al-Shāfi‘ī was one of the four great Sunni Imams, whose legacy on juridical matters and teaching eventually led to the 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.
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 in the formation of Islamic legal thought and was the founder of the Shāfiʿiyyah school of law. He also made a basic contribution to religious and legal methodology with respect to the use of traditions.
