Kitab Al-Umm كتاب الأم Vol 1-9-Classical Shafi‘i Fiqh Encyclopedia-Arabic

Kitab Al-Umm Vol 1-9 (كتاب الأم) is a monumental Arabic fiqh encyclopedia by Imam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi‘i (رحمه الله) — the founder of the Shafi‘i school of Islamic jurisprudence and one of the four major Sunni mujtahids. Recognized as the first exhaustive compendium of Islamic law in the Shafi‘i madhhab, this nine-volume set presents detailed legal rulings, methodological principles, and juristic analysis across all major areas of Islamic law, including worship, transactions, marriage, inheritance, penal law, and more. Ash-Shafi‘i’s approach emphasizes the primacy of revelation — the Qur’an and authentic Sunnah — supported by consensus (ijma‘) and analogical reasoning (qiyas), making Al-Umm not only a reference work but also a methodological blueprint for deriving rulings in fiqh. This comprehensive work remains indispensable for scholars, advanced students of Islamic law, imams, and anyone committed to in-depth study of classical fiqh.

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Imam Muhammad ibn Idris ash-Shafi‘i (767–820 CE) was an eminent Muslim jurist, theologian, and the founder of the Shafi‘i school of thought (madhhab) in Sunni Islam. His pioneering contributions to Usul al-Fiqh (the principles of jurisprudence) and systematic legal methodology shaped later generations of scholars across the Muslim world. Kitab Al-Umm stands as one of his most important legal masterpieces, reflecting his commitment to deriving rulings directly from primary Islamic sources with intellectual rigor and balance.

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