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1. Biography of
Imam al-Shafi'i
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2. In the name of allah the most gracious the most merciful
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3. What is his
real name?
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4. Name:
Abu Abdullah Muhammad
Ibn Idrees Al- Shafi’i
(radiallahu anhu)
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5. Name:
He was a descendant from
the Quraish tribe*
He is the Only Imam who
is related to Rasulullah (saw)
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6. 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.
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7. Where & when
was his Born?
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8. Born:
Born in Gaza, Palestine
in 150 A.H. (765 A.C.)
(A.H.) means after hijriah
(A.C.) means after century
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9. Gaza
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10. Syria
Gaza
Jordan
Palestine
Egypt
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11. Born:
He lost his father during
infancy and was raised by
his mother under very
poor circumstances
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12. Early
Life
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13. Early life
He completed Hifz/
memorising all of the Quran
at the tender age of
7 years old.
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14. Memorising the
Quran at the age of 7
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15. Early life
13
..and at the age of
memorized the Kitabul
Muwatta’* of Imam Malik
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16. 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.
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17. Early life
he was a mufti
(given authorization to
issue fatwa) at the age of
15.
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18. Early life
He spent most of his time
among the Bedouins* outside
Makka, to acquire a good
knowledge of the ARABIC
Language
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19. Bedouins
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20. 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.
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21. Early education
20,
At the age of
he went to
(170 A.H. / 785 A.C.)
Madina and became a
student of Imam Malik
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22. Madina
Bedouins
Makkah
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23. Early education
He also learned with,
81 Shiekhs* from all of
whom he acquired the
knowledge of the Quran,
Hadith & Sunnah
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24. 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.
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25. Arrested
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26. Arrested
In 184 A.H. / 799 A.C.,
Imam Shafi’i was arrested
and taken to Baghdad
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27. Baghdad, Iraq
From Madina
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28. Arrested
...to appear before
Haroon Ar-Rasheed
on trumped up
charges of treason
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29. 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
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30. 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.
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31. 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
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32. 3 years with Imam Muhammad
In Baghdad, he developed his
first madhab*, influenced by
the teachings of both
Imam Abu Hanifa (from Imam
Muhammad) and Imam Malik.
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33. 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.
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34. 3 years with Imam Muhammad
Thus, his work there is known
as “al Madhab al Qadim lil
Imam as Shafi’i,” or the Old
School of ash-Shafi'i.
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35. Back in
Makkah
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36. Baghdad, Iraq
Makkah
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37. Back in Makkah
He returned to Makkah where he
stayed for 9 years delivering
lectures on Islamic Law.
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38. Back in Makkah
It was during this period that
Imam Ahmad ibn Hambal came
into contact with Imam Shafi’i
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39. To Egypt
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40. Cairo, Egypt
Makkah
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41. To Egypt
In 199 A.H., he went to Egypt
where he was received with
much honour and respect.
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42. To Egypt
It appears that all of his
surviving writings were done in
retirement in Egypt during the
last 5 years of his life.
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43. 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).
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44. He authored more than 100 books.
Kitab al-Umm —
his main surviving text on
Shafi'i fiqh
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45. His death
He died in Fustat, Cairo,
Egypt.
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46. Tahrir
To Giza
Qal’a
Salahuddin
Fustat, Cairo
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47. 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.
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48. As-Syafi’i Mosque
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49. A Ship, Because of
As-Syafi’i Mosque his long journey
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50. The Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i
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51. Wallahu ‘alam
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