Shafiʽi
noun
Sha·fiʽi
ˈshafēˌē,
ˈshäf-
plural -s
1
: an orthodox school of Muslim jurisprudence predominating in southern Arabia and Indonesia compare hanafi , hanbali , maliki
2
or Shafiʽite [shafiʽite from al-Shafiʽi + English -ite] : a follower of the Shafiʽi school
-fēˌīt
Word History
Etymology
after al-Shafiʽi †a.d. 820 Arab scholar and religious leader