IMAM SHAFI: A PEEP TO HISTORY BY. AL FASWAHA BLOGSPOT.COM MUHIMMATH DA’AWA COLLEGE

IMAM SHAFI: A PEEP TO HISTORY

               ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD ibnu IDREES AL SHAFI(R.A) was a famous philosopher in Islamic history and world history. He was born on Hijri 150, AD 767, final friday of Rajab month at Gazza in Falasthene. His fourth grand father’s name was Shafi, so that Shafi began to be famous. His father was Idrees, his mother was Fathima Beevi, in family of Hasad, his father Idrees was a scholar and worshiper. Not only AbduManaf is fourth grand father of prophet Muhammad Swallalahu alaihi va sallam, but also he is the tenth grand father of Imam Shafi. A prominent Imam who was a descandent from the Hashimi family of Quraysh trible, which prophet Swallalahu alaihi va sallam came from.

  He is known as the revivalist of the second century as he was the one who put the fundamentals of jurisprudence; science of Usul al Fiqh. At the age of 10 , mother of Shafi Idrees sent him to Makkah, near his tribal ancestry after entrusting initially in the care of a relative, she followed him there to keep an eye on his studies. As he couldnot afford enough writing material, Shafi used to go to the governer’s office in search of paper that had already been used on the back side of the paper, he would do his lessons. He memorized the Quran at his very young age.

In order to improve his knowledge of Arabic, he went deep into the desert to join the Bedunin tribe of Hathail, who were renowned for the best standard of Arabic literature. He studied poetry and learnt their prose reporting and stories. He accompairnied the tribe Nomadic travels, until he mastered all that was there to learn. He also learnt archery and became very skilful, he could strike at the target of 10 times out of 10.

On his return to Makkah, Al Shafi continued studying. At the age of 20 he had completed all that his scholars have taught, but his thirst for knowledge was not quenched. So, he traveled to Madeena to learn from Imam Malikh.

Al Shafi wished to have a foretaste of what he would be learning. He borrowed “AL MUWATTA” to read which even fueled him more eager to study under Imam Malikh.

Al Shafi stayed very closely to Malikh for nine years, he never left him during those nine years except to visit his mother or to stay for a short while with some Bedouin tribes. The last three years at Malikh study circle were doubly fruitful because the eminent Iraqi  scholar Muhammad bin al Hassan; Al Shafi learnt the fiqh in Bagdhad as well as memorized the Hadith that were known in Iraq, but not in Madeena or Makkah. He also entered into debate with many scholars, speaking as a student of Imam Malikh, but the world only debate with lesser. Scholars then Muhammad bin al Hassan Shahibani whom he have great respect.

The great scholar Qasim ibnu Salam says that, I did not see a man who is a perfect as Imam Shafi. There was nobody in the period of Imam Shafi who are prevailing him in Arabic scientific literature. Arabic literary man Asma’ee says that “if there is any doubt with me in language, I will solve it by Imam Shafi.

Imam Ahmad bin Hambal, Ibrahim Musni, Imam Buwaithi, Rabeeh, Yoonus ibnu Abdu Aa-ala, Muhammad bin Abdullah, are the main students of Imam Shafi. He was great scholar as well as a good orator and the researcher of mind testing, but his character was as like as a student who studies the education from his with me is very low, this shows the patience.

He expired in the Rajab month of Hijri 204, at Cairo in Egypt, his age was just 54.

The first janaza namaz of Imam Shafi was lead by Hazrath Musni. His janaza namaz was performed in the different places of Arabia. His Qabr is in the Qurafa of Egypt. The khalifas of Fathimi built a main entrance(tower) near the Qabr of Imam Shafi.

 

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