Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Shafi'i

أبو عبد الرحمن الشافعي

Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah, Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Shafi'i. Abu al-Hasan al-Razi called him learned and excellent. He had debates with al-Muzani, married Zaynab, daughter of al-Shafi'i, and studied with his father and transmitted much from al-Shafi'i. Death 295 H as printed. The son born of that marriage is a separate entry. 1

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Abbasid Fragmentation
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Levant & Iraq
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Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah, Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Shafi'i. Abu al-Hasan al-Razi called him learned and excellent. He had debates with al-Muzani, married Zaynab, daughter of al-Shafi'i, and studied with his father and transmitted much from al-Shafi'i. Death 295 H as printed. The son born of that marriage is a separate entry. 1

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.13346
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