Biography Imam Syafi'i

Biography of
Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i
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In the name of allah the most gracious the most merciful

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

What is his
real name?

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Name:

Abu Abdullah Muhammad
Ibn Idrees Al- Shaﬁ’i
(radiallahu anhu)

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Name:

He was a descendant from
the Quraish tribe*

He is the Only Imam who
is related to Rasulullah (saw)

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Quraish tribe

Quraysh or Quraish (transliteration: Qurayš. Other
transliterations include quot;Qureshquot;, quot;Qurayshquot;, quot;Koreishquot;
and quot;Coreishquot;. Turkish: Kurey)
was the dominant tribe of Mecca upon the appearance
of the religion of Islam.

It was the tribe to which the Islamic Prophet
Muhammad belonged, as well as the tribe that led the
initial opposition to his message.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Where & when
was his Born?

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Born:

Born in Gaza, Palestine

in 150 A.H. (765 A.C.)

(A.H.) means after hijriah
(A.C.) means after century

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Gaza

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Syria

Gaza

Jordan
Palestine

Egypt

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Born:

He lost his father during
infancy and was raised by
his mother under very
poor circumstances

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Early
Life

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Early life

He completed Hifz/
memorising all of the Quran
at the tender age of
7 years old.
Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Memorising the
Quran at the age of 7

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Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Early life

13
..and at the age of
memorized the Kitabul
Muwatta’* of Imam Malik

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Kitabul Muwatta’

e Muwatta is an early statement of Muslim law,
compiled and edited by Imam Malik. It is considered
the earliest extant source of hadith, the traditions of
the Prophet Muhammad that form the basis of Islamic
jurisprudence alongside the Qur'an.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Early life

he was a mufti
(given authorization to
issue fatwa) at the age of
15.
Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Early life

He spent most of his time
among the Bedouins* outside
Makka, to acquire a good
knowledge of the ARABIC
Language

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Bedouins

flickr by david_rombaut

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Bedouins

e Bedouin, (from the Arabic badawī , pl. badū), are
predominantly Muslim, desert-dwelling Arab nomadic
pastoralist, or previously nomadic group, found
throughout most of the desert belt extending from the
Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert,
Sinai, and Negev to the Arabian Desert. Non-Arab
groups as well, notably the Beja of the African coast of
the Red Sea, are sometimes called Bedouin.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Early education

20,
At the age of
he went to
(170 A.H. / 785 A.C.)
Madina and became a
student of Imam Malik

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Madina

Bedouins

Makkah

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Early education

He also learned with,
81 Shiekhs* from all of
whom he acquired the
knowledge of the Quran,
Hadith & Sunnah

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Shiekh

Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh,
Cheikh, and other variants (Arabic: shaykh; pl.
shuyūkh), is a word or honoriﬁc term in the Arabic
language that literally means quot;elderquot;. It is commonly
used to designate an elder of a tribe, a revered wise
man, or an Islamic scholar. Although the title generally
refers to a male person, there existed in history also a
very small number of female sheikhs.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Arrested

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Arrested

In 184 A.H. / 799 A.C.,
Imam Shaﬁ’i was arrested
and taken to Baghdad

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Baghdad, Iraq

From Madina

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Arrested

...to appear before
Haroon Ar-Rasheed
on trumped up
charges of treason

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Arrested

It was due to the recommendation
of Imam Muhammad
(the state Qazi* and student of
Imam Abu Hanifa)
that Imam Shaﬁ’i was discharged

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Qazi

Qazi (also known as Qadi or Kazi or Kadi) is a judge
ruling in accordance with the sharia, Islamic religious
law. Because Islam makes no distinction between
religious and secular domains, qadis traditionally have
jurisdiction over all legal matters involving Muslims.

e judgment of a qadi must be based on ijma, the
prevailing consensus of the ulema, Islamic scholars.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

3 years with Imam Muhammad

Imam Shaﬁ’i remained in
Baghdad as a student of
Imaam Muhammad for over
3 years to add further to his
knowledge of Islamic Law

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i


In Baghdad, he developed his
first madhab*, influenced by
the teachings of both
Imam Abu Hanifa (from Imam
Muhammad) and Imam Malik.

Imam al-Shafi'i

Madhab

Madhhab or in Urdu Mazhab is an Islamic school of
law, or fiqh (religious jurisprudence). In the first 150
years of Islam, there were many such quot;schoolsquot; - in
fact, several of the Sahābah, or contemporary
quot;companionsquot; of Muhammad, are credited with
founding their own.

Imam al-Shafi'i


Thus, his work there is known
as “al Madhab al Qadim lil
Imam as Shafi’i,” or the Old
School of ash-Shafi'i.

Imam al-Shafi'i

Back in
Makkah

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Baghdad, Iraq

Makkah

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Back in Makkah

He returned to Makkah where he
stayed for 9 years delivering
lectures on Islamic Law.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Back in Makkah

It was during this period that
Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal came
into contact with Imam Shaﬁ’i

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

To Egypt

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Cairo, Egypt

Makkah

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

To Egypt

In 199 A.H., he went to Egypt
where he was received with
much honour and respect.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

To Egypt

It appears that all of his
surviving writings were done in
retirement in Egypt during the
last 5 years of his life.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

He authored more than 100 books.

Al-Risala —
The best known book by al-Shafi'i in which
he examined usul al-fiqh (sources of
jurisprudence): the Qur'an, the Sunnah,
qiyas (analogy), and ijma' (scholarly
consensus).

Imam al-Shafi'i

He authored more than 100 books.

Kitab al-Umm —
his main surviving text on
Shafi'i fiqh

Imam al-Shafi'i

His death

He died in Fustat, Cairo,
Egypt.

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Tahrir

To Giza

Qal’a
Salahuddin

Fustat, Cairo

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

His death

On Friday evening after
Maghrib,
29th RAJAB, 204 A.H.
(20th JAN; 820 A.C.)
after a short illness.
Age of 54 years.
Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

As-Syaﬁ’i Mosque

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

A Ship, Because of
As-Syaﬁ’i Mosque his long journey

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

The Mausoleum of Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

Wallahu ‘alam

Imam al-Shaﬁ'i

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