Al-Shafi'i

**Al-Shafi'i** (;767–820 CE) na he be a Muslim scholar, jurist, muhaddith, traditionist, theologian, ascetic, den eponym of de Shafi'i school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. He be known to be de first to wrep a book upon de principles of Islamic jurisprudence, wey he author one of de earliest work on de subject: *al-Risala*. Ein legacy den teaching on de matter provide am plus a systematic form, thereby "fundamentally influencing de succeeding generations wich be under ein direct den obvious impact," den "dey begin a new phase of de development of legal theory."

Dem born am insyd Gaza, Palestine, to de Banu Muttalib clan of de Quraysh tribe, he relocate at de age of two wey dem raise am insyd Mecca. He later reside insyd Medina, Yemen, Baghdad insyd Iraq, den Egypt, wey he sanso serve as a judge for some time insyd Najran.

## Legacy
De Shafi'i school, one of de four Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence, dem know as madhhabs, be named give Al-Shāfi'ī, wey sanso be credited setting up de framework of Islamic jurisprudence by establishing de relative importance order of ein different sources as follows:

# De Qur'an;
# Hadith. i.e. collections of de words, actions, den silent approval of Muhammad. (Together plus de Qur'an dese make up "revealed sources");
# Ijma. i.e. de consensus of de (pure traditional) Muslim community;
# Qiyas. i.e. de method of analogy.

; Structures

Saladin build a *madrasa* den a shrine on de site of ein tomb. Saladin ein bro Afdal build a mausoleum give am insyd 1211 after de defeat of de Fatimids. E remain a site wer people petition for justice.

; Followers

Among de followers of Imam al-Shāfi‘ī ein school be:

* Bayhaqi
* Al-Suyuti
* Al-Dhahabi
* Al-Ghazali
* Ibn Hajar Asqalani
* Ibn Kathir
* Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi
* Al-Mawardi
* Al Muzani

### Works
He author more dan 100 books, buh few survive to dis day. De extant works of am wey be accessible today be:

* Al-Risala 
* Kitab al-Umm – ein main surviving text on Shafi'i fiqh
* Musnad al-Shafi'i (on hadith) – e be available plus arrangement, Arabic 'Tartib', by Ahmad ibn Abd ar-Rahman al-Banna
* Ikhtilaf al-Hadith
* Al-Sunan al-Ma’thour
* Jima’ al-’Ilm

In addition to this, Al-Shāfi‘ī was an eloquent poet, who composed many short poems aimed at addressing morals and behaviour. The most famous of which is his Al-Diwan.

### Quotations

* *He who seeks pearls immerses himself in the sea*.
* *He said to the effect that no knowledge of Islam can be gained from books of kalam, as it "is not from knowledge" and that "it is better for a man to spend his whole life doing whatever [[Allah]] has prohibited—besides shirk with Allah—rather than spending his whole life involved in kalam."*
* *If a hadith is authenticated as coming from the Prophet, we have to resign ourselves to it, and your talk and the talk of others about why and how, is a mistake.*

## References


## External links

* Biodata at MuslimScholars.info
* The Biography of Imam ash-Shafi'i
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[A concise guide to Arkan ul Iman and Arkan ul Islam:https://archive.org/details/Salah_Guide]
* 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