Abū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfīʿī is a Muslim jurist, who lived from (767 — 820
CE / 150 — 204
AH). Often referred to as '
Shaykh al-Islām', al-Shāfi‘ī was one of the four great
Imams, whose legacy on juridical matters and teaching eventually led to the
Shafi'i school of
fiqh (or
Madh'hab). He is often referred to as
Imam al-
Shafi‘i.