Al-Shafi'i
767–820
Founder of the Shafi'i school of Islamic law.
- Known as
- Imam
- Category
- Religious Figures
- Born
- 767, Gaza City
- Died
- 820, El-Fustat
Alive at the same time as Al-Shafi'i
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