Shafiʿi

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

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

Origin of Shafiʿi

1
<Arabic Shāfiʿī, derivative of name of founder al-Shāfiʿī

Other words from Shafiʿi

  • Shaf·i·ʿite, noun

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