Shafi'i

adjective

Of or pertaining to the Sunni madhhab centered around the ideas of the scholar al-Shafi'i (767–820 CE).

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Meanings

adjectiveShafi'i (comparative more Shafi'i, superlative most Shafi'i)

comparative more Shafi'i · superlative most Shafi'i

  1. Of or pertaining to the Sunni madhhab centered around the ideas of the scholar al-Shafi'i (767–820 CE).
nounShafi'i (plural Shafi'is)

plural Shafi'is

  1. A follower of the Shafi'i madhhab; a Shafiite.
Cite this entry
APA

Shafi'i. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shafi'i

MLA

“Shafi'i.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shafi'i. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shafi'i,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shafi'i.

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