Shafiʽi

noun

Sha·​fiʽi

ˈshafēˌē,

ˈshäf-

plural -s

1

: an orthodox school of Muslim jurisprudence predominating in southern Arabia and Indonesia compare hanafi , hanbali , maliki

2

or Shafiʽite

-fēˌīt

[shafiʽite from al-Shafiʽi + English -ite] : a follower of the Shafiʽi school

Word History

Etymology

after al-Shafiʽi †a.d. 820 Arab scholar and religious leader

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