The Spreading of Shāfi’i Mazhab in The Islamic East During The 3rd and 4th Hijra Centuries

Section: Research Paper
Published
Jun 24, 2025
Pages
64-84

Abstract

Though there were many other mazhabs, the Shfii one school of jurisprudence became dominant in the Islamic East due to the travels of the East Scholars. Their journeys to Iraq and Egypt where it was first appeared. Scholars received this mazhab from the students of the imam Shfii. Then they introduced it to the countries and cities in East. The acceptability of this school of jurisprudence in the East has its influence in the activity of its followers and their disseminating played a great role to make it dominant.These scholars made it popular or dominant by teaching it in the mosques, debates, and seminars which they held for the students who were attending these places in large numbers. Furthermore there were many books written by the scholars tackling this school whether to summerize or to explain it.

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Al-Zubaidy, A.-A., & عبدالقادر. (2025). The Spreading of Shāfi’i Mazhab in The Islamic East During The 3rd and 4th Hijra Centuries. Adab Al-Rafidayn, 37(46), 64–84. https://doi.org/10.33899/radab.2007.33603