Abstract

This research is on the approach that Imam Shafi'i - may God have mercy on him – has followed in his book “Al Umm” which is one of the greatest jurisprudential work of this great scholar; a book that has came out - through his extrapolation - with a set of precise methodological features that indicate the unity of the subject and the method, a fact that clearly outspeaks about the greatness of this book and its author. This research is presented with an introduction, followed by two research topics and a conclusion, which includes the most important findings and recommendations of this research and then, the research references and index. In the introduction, I have provided a brief introduction of the book and discussed its importance and have also addressed the reasons for choosing this book for my res earch. I hav e then provided the research methodology and strategy, and demonstrated the research problem - as is the case in these types of researches. The first topic is entitled: "Imam Shafi'i and his work “Al-Umm" in which I hav e deal t with a short biography of Imam Shafi'i, and have then discussed about the importance of “Al-Umm" for the Shafi'i school. This has come up in two sub-sections. The second topic is entitl ed: "The general features of the method of Imam Shafi'i in his “AlUmm", in which I have dealt with eighteen features and have also cited for each feature with adequate texts to demonstrate it. Finally, there is the conclusion which includes the most important research findings and recommendations, and then the most important research references and index is provided.