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Shafiʿi

American

[shaf-ee-ee, shah-fee-ee] / ˈʃæf i i, ˈʃɑ fi i /

noun

one of the four schools of Islamic law, founded by al-Shafiʿi.

Other Word Forms

Shafiʿite noun

Etymology

Origin of Shafiʿi

< Arabic Shāfiʿī, derivative of name of founder al-Shāfiʿī

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