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Biography Imam Syafi'i
Imam al-Shaï¬'i was an influential Islamic scholar whose real name was Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shaï¬'i. He was born in Gaza in 150 AH and lost his father at a young age. He memorized the Quran by age 7 and the Muwatta of Imam Malik by age 13. He studied under many scholars and became a mufti at age 15. After further study in Madina and Baghdad, where he developed his early madhab, he returned to Makkah and taught for 9 years before moving to Egypt, where he authored many influential books and died in 204 AH.
