THE APPROACH OF IBN QADI SHAHBA (D. 851 AH / 1448 AD) IN PRESENTING THE BIOGRAPHIES CONTAINED IN HIS BOOK THE SHAFI’I CLASSES

Abstract

The research includes a discussion of Ibn Qadi Shahba’s approach in dealing with the biographies that appeared in his book, Shafi’i Classes. Ibn Shahba had a special approach in dealing with his biographies, starting with mentioning the three- and four-letter name and even hexadecimal, and mentioning the details of birth by day and month and related historical events. It also includes talking about death by day, month, year, and even the time of death, the place of burial, and its condition during death. This indicates that Ibn Shahba followed his biographies and explained their conditions.