Islam Shafii Fiqh

# Shafi'i Fiqh: Advanced Jurisprudential Framework

## 1. Epistemological Foundations (Usul al-Fiqh)
Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i (d. 204 AH) revolutionized legal theory in *Al-Risala*. He established the hierarchy of evidence (Dalil): 
1. Quran (Explicit/Implicit meanings).
2. Sunnah (Mutawatir/Ahad - strictly validated through Isnad criticism).
3. Ijma (Consensus of the Ummah).
4. Qiyas (Analogical deduction - strictly bounded by 'illah/causality).