Tradition Institution Islam
Shafi'i
شافعية ar شافعی fa
School of Islamic jurisprudence
- Also called Shafi, Shafites
A path that branches,
meets and parts.
Schools and lineages
Branches and affiliations
Many paths. Shared histories.
What this means
Association and branching, in both directions. Traditions overlap, split and re-merge; this is not a single-origin family tree, and being listed under another tradition is not the same as being recognised by it.
Does not imply a clean single-origin family tree · that the parent recognises the branch
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Recorded as a branch of
Attributed founding
Whom the records name as founder
What this means
An attribution, and a contested one in most traditions: it does not mean the tradition began fully formed, nor that later adherents accept the attribution.
Does not imply that the tradition began fully formed · that later adherents accept the attribution
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Sources
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Review
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Disagreements are kept, not resolved, and a count of sources is not a confidence score.
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