Shafiʿi

[shaf-ee-ee, shah-fee-ee]

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Shafiʿite noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shafiʿi¹

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