Shafites, the name of one of the four principal sects of the Sunnites (q.v.), or 'orthodox' Muslims. Its name is received from its founder, Abu Abdallah Mohammed Ibn Idris, called Al-Shâfi, from one of his ancestors who descended from Mohammed's grandfather, Abdul Muttalib.
Shafites
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