Shāfiʿī School
Muḥammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿīd. 204 AH · c. 820 CE
Known for its systematic usūl and careful harmonising between textual evidence and derived principles.
Historical Development
Established in the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries AH by al-Shāfiʿī.
Systematized through his works, particularly the Risālah on jurisprudential methodology.
Adopted and developed by students such as al-Muzanī and al-Buwaytī.
Became widespread in Egypt, the Levant, and Southeast Asia.
Remains a major school, particularly in Egypt, East Africa, and Southeast Asia.