Imam Shafi (767 - 820) was an Islamic scholar who is considered the founder of the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence (fiqh). His full name was: 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 For the aircraft, see Boeing 767. ... Events Michael II succeeds Leo V as Byzantine Emperor The Historia Brittonum is written (approximate date) Births Rhodri Mawr (the Great), ruler of Gwynedd (Wales) (approximate date) Photius I, patriarch of Constantinople (approximate date) Deaths December 24: Leo V, Byzantine Emperor (assassinated) Shankara, Hinduist teacher Tang Xian Zong, emperor of... Islam ( Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen?) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline. ... Shafii is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ... Madhhab(مذهب) (Madhahib, pl) is an Islamic term that refers to a school of thought or religious jurisprudence (fiqh) within Sunni Islam. ... Islamic jurisprudence, Fiqh (in Arabic and Persian: فقه) is made up of the rulings of Islamic scholars to direct the lives of the Muslim faithful. ...

He was born in Syria to family belonging to the noble Quraish tribe. His father died when he was young, and he was raised in Mecca by his mother where he learned Arabic language and poetry from the bedouins. When he got older, he moved to Medina and studied under Imam Jafar Sadiq. Under Imam Jafar he took to memorizing the Qur'an. The Syrian Arab Republic or Syria is a country in the Middle East, bordering (from south to north) on Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. ... Mecca or Makkah (in full: Makkah al-Mukkaramah; Arabic مكة المكرمة) is revered as the holiest site of Islam, and a pilgrimage to it is required of all Muslims who can afford to go. ... This article is about the Saudi city of Medina. ... The Quran ( Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; its literal meaning is the recitation and is often called Al Quran Al Karim: The Noble Quran, also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...

His status as a student of Imam Jafar gave him a good reputation when he moved to Egypt. From Egypt he moved to Baghdad, which was a center of learning at the time, and many came to him to seek knowledge. In Baghdad the Shafi'i school was established by his students who made rulings based on the teachings of Shafi. The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, (in Arabic: مصر, romanized Miṣr or Maṣr, in Egyptian dialect) is a republic mostly located in north-eastern Africa. ... A street map of Baghdad Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad Baghdad (بغداد) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. ...

Before dying, Imam Shafi was taken prisoner due to political problems by Harun Rashid. However, he was found innocent of the charges against him. He would die in Egypt in 820, he is buried there as well. Harun al-Rashid (Arabic هارون الرشيد also spelled Harun ar-Rashid, Haroun al-Rashid or Haroon al Rasheed; English: Aaron the Upright; ca. ... The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, (in Arabic: مصر, romanized Miṣr or Maṣr, in Egyptian dialect) is a republic mostly located in north-eastern Africa. ... Events Michael II succeeds Leo V as Byzantine Emperor The Historia Brittonum is written (approximate date) Births Rhodri Mawr (the Great), ruler of Gwynedd (Wales) (approximate date) Photius I, patriarch of Constantinople (approximate date) Deaths December 24: Leo V, Byzantine Emperor (assassinated) Shankara, Hinduist teacher Tang Xian Zong, emperor of...

External links

• Imam Shafi Biography (http://web.utk.edu/~mquraish/Shafi%27i%20Fiqh/shafifiqh.htm)
• Imam Shafiee (RA) (http://alislaah2.tripod.com/4imams/id2.html)