Book Name:Imam Shafai Ki Seerat
Nubuwwah came to an end, the blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَـالٰی عَـنْـهُم and blessed saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی were given this noble responsibility.
Overwhelmed with the passion of reforming the Ummah, when these sacred personalities started the Madani activity of calling people to righteousness, then they were not welcomed with the shower of rose petals and floral garlands. Rather, in return of this favour, they were severely oppressed, tortured by being imprisoned and even their body skins were ripped off. They were dragged on the blazing sand; arrows, swords and spears were pierced into their bodies, to the extent that these sacred people did not even care about their lives in the way of Allah Almighty and many of them also embraced martyrdom. In short, the glorious manner in which these Allah-loving people continued the Madani activity of reforming people is indeed matchless.
Among those great personalities is also the name of the leader of millions of Shaafi’is, illustrious scholar, the great Mujtahid [revivalist], Sayyiduna Muhammad Bin Idrees Shaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه.
Today, we will be privileged to hear about his Seerah and character.
Imam Abu Abdullah Muhammad Bin Idrees Shaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was the great Imam and eminent Mujtahid of the 2nd Hijri. His blessed lineage meets that of the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم at ‘Abd-e-Manaaf. He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was born in 150 Hijri in a village in Palestine. (Kitab-us-Saqaat Li-Ibn-e-Habban, vol. 5, pp. 406)
Before the birth of Imam Shaafi’i رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه, his mother, Sayyidatuna Fatima Bint-e-Abdullah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا, saw a dream that the famous star Jupiter emerged from her body and fell in Egypt. Then its pieces scattered around in every city. Expert dream-interpreters interpreted this dream by saying that you will give birth to such a great scholar whose knowledge will spread across