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Shāfiʿī: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Madhhab… • Madhhab al-Shāfiʿī • Shāfiʿīyah school • Shafiite school

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Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Shāfiʿī
Muslim legist
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Ibn Abī ʿAṣrūn
Islamic theologian