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Biography and setting
Imam al-Shafi'i is presented as jurist and legal theorist associated with Gaza, Mecca, Egypt. The working chronology for this record is 150-204 AH / 767-820 CE. Important for legal theory, hadith-centered reasoning, and the Shafi'i school.
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150-204 AH / 767-820 CE
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