Imam ash-Shafi‘i (767–820 CE) was one of the greatest scholars in Islamic history and the founder of the Shafi‘i school of Islamic law. He was known for his exceptional intelligence from a young age and memorized the Qur’an early in life. Imam ash-Shafi‘i studied under leading scholars of his time, including Imam Malik, and later taught many famous students. He played a major role in systematizing Usul al-Fiqh (the principles of Islamic jurisprudence), clearly defining how the Qur’an and Sunnah