Al-Shafi'i
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Summary
Al-Shafi'i was born on August 28, 767[1], in Gaza City[2]. He died on January 20, 820[3], in Al-Fustat[4]. He worked as an Islamic jurist[5], muhaddith[6], qadi[7], ulema[8], and poet[9]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,670 views/month, #6,875 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of death: 820[11]
- Place of burial: Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i[12]
- Occupation: theologian[13], legal scholar[14]
- Field of work: fiqh[15], science of hadith[16]
- Student: Ahmad ibn Hanbal[17], Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh[18], Al-Muzani[19], Al-Buwayti[20], Dawud al-Zahiri[21], ar-Rabí ibn Sulayman al-Muradí[22], Abu Thawr[23], ʻAbd al-ʻAziz ibn Yahya Kinani[24], Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Hakam[25], الحسن بن محمد الزعفراني[26]
- Notable work: Al-Risala[27], Kitab al-Umm[28], Musnad al-Shafi'i[29]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[30]
- Sex or gender: male[31]
- Part of: The Four Imams[32]
- Commons category: Al-Shafi‘i[33]
- Honorific prefix: Al-Imam[34]
- Given name: Muhammad[35]
- Honorific suffix: rahimahullah[36]
- Student of: Malik ibn Anas[37], Muhammad al-Shaybani[38], Sufyan ibn
Uyaynah<sup id="cite-C111" class="cite-ref" title="Al-Shafi'i — student of (P1066): Sufyan ibnUyaynah">[39], Al-Layth ibn Sa'd[40], Wakee ibn al-Jarrah[41], Muslim ibn Khālid al-Zanjī[42], Ibrahim ibn Sa'd al-Zuhri[43], Abd al-Aziz al-Darawardi[44], Ibn Abī Yaḥyá[45], Abd Allah ibn Nafi al-Sa'igh[46], Hishām ibn Yūsuf al-Ṣanʿānī[47], Yaḥyā ibn Ḥassān al-Tinnīsī[48], Hammad ibn ʾUsāma[49], Ibn ʻUlayyah[50] - Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[51], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[52]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Al-Shafi'i include Shafi'i[53].
Why It Matters
Al-Shafi'i has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] He is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
He has been cited as an influence by Saleh Alluhaidan[56], an ulema[57], 1932–2022[58], of Saudi Arabia[59] and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr[60], a muhaddith[61], 0978–1071[62], specialised in science of hadith[63].
Works attributed to him include Al-Risala[64], a literary work[65]; Kitab al-Umm[66], a written work[67]; and Musnad al-Shafi'i[68], a literary work[69]. Entities named for him include Shafi'i[53].
FAQs
Where was Al-Shafi'i born?
Al-Shafi'i was born in Gaza City[2].
Where did Al-Shafi'i die?
Al-Shafi'i passed away in Al-Fustat[4].
What did Al-Shafi'i do for work?
Al-Shafi'i worked as an Islamic jurist[5], muhaddith[6], qadi[7], ulema[8], and poet[9].
Who did Al-Shafi'i influence?
Al-Shafi'i has been cited as an influence by Saleh Alluhaidan[56] and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr[60].