Four Schools / Founder

Muḥammad ibn ʾIdrīs ash-Shāfiʿī

An extended study of his lineage, rank, journeys, legal formation, final illness, peer testimonies, and the vastness of his knowledge.

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Shāfiʿiyyah

Legacy

Mujaddid of the second century, author of al-Risālah and al-Umm, and the Imām through whom Ahl al-Hadīth and Ahl ar-Raʾy were reconciled.

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Lineage & Rank

His noble lineage, prophetic foretelling, and rank as mujtahid, mujaddid, and author of the first work in uṣūl al-fiqh.

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From Ghazzah to Makkah, Madīnah, Yemen, Baghdad, and Egypt, with the formation of the Qawl al-Qadīm and Qawl al-Jadīd.

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His final illness, poem, passing, hope in the Hereafter, and the enduring wisdom attributed to him.

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How the scholars of his age described him, how he taught, how he divided his night, and the arc of his journeys.

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Witnesses to his mastery of Arabic, Qurʾān, Hadīth, Fiqh, and Uṣūl, with the citations preserved inside the study text.