Syafii

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Submitted Name

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Gender Masculine
Usage Indonesian
Pronounced Pron. sha-fee-EE
Other Forms FormsSyafie, Syafi'i
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified
Contributor Contrib.highexpectasians on 11/27/2018
Last Editor Editorhighexpectasians on 8/3/2019  [revision history]

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic شَافِعِيّ (šāfiʿiyy) referring the Shafi'i (or Shafei) school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam. The sect was named in honour of its founder, an Arab scholar named Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i.