Imam Shafi'i. Scholar and Saint, Hardback/Kecia Ali

Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (767-820) was one of Islam's foundational legal thinkers. Shafi'i 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