AD 767–820
Al-Shafi'i
Arab Muslim theologian, writer and scholar
52years old at death
19,134days lived
19%of the people on this site died younger
Al-Shafi'i was born on 1 September AD 767 and died on 20 January AD 820, aged 52 years and 141 days. That is 19,134 days in all.
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