Imam shafi'i. scholar and saint, hardback/kecia ali

Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafii (767-820) was one of Islams foundational legal thinkers.

Shafii considered law vital to social and cosmic order: the key obligation of each Muslim was to obey God.

This study sketches his life in his intellectual and social context.

Publisher: Oneworld Publications Author(s): Kecia Ali Illustration(s): ill Number of pages: 160 Collection: Makers of the Muslim World Publication date: 2011 Dimensions: 143 x 217 x 18 Cover type: Hardback.