Hazrat imam shafi biography

Imaam's Family Lineage (Father's Side): Muhammad bin Idriss bin al-Abbas bin Usman bin Shafi' ibn al-Sa'ib bin Ubaid bin 'Abd Yazid bin Haashim bin al-Muttalib bin 'Abd Manaaf bin Qusayy bin Kilaab bin Murrah. The Imaam's Lineage connects with the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)'s Lineage from 'Abd Manaaf bin Qusayy.

Imaam's Family Lineage (Mother's Side): Fatimah bint 'Abdullah bin al-Hasan bin al-Hussain ibn Ali bin Abi Talib.

A Short Biography of Imam Shafi (769-820AD) - The Muslim Vibe

The relations of the mother say that the only two to be born Haashimi in the family lineage were Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Talib and al-Imaam Al-Shafi'ee.

Place of Birth: Imaam Shafi' (RA) was born in the year 150 A.H. the year the Great Imaam Abu Hanifah had passed away in. He was born in Ghizza (Asqalaan) in Palestine. When he was two year old his mother took him to a tribe in al-Hijaz who were dwellers of the country of Yemen.

His mother kept him there until he reached the age of ten years. A time came when she fel Biography of Imam Shafi'i - IslamQA ZUHID