Sheikh Matar Mosque
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Sheikh Matar Mosque or Sheikh Mutahhar Mosque is a historical mosque in Diyarbakır, Turkey, best known for its unique minaret based on four columns, dubbed the Four-legged Minaret.
Sheikh Matar Mosque with Four-legged Minaret
Base of the Four-legged Minaret next to Sheikh Matar Mosque.
Diyarbakır Sheikh Matar Mosque and Four footed minaret
Diyarbakır Sheikh Matar Mosque and Four footed minaret
Shafi'i school
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The Shafi'i school is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam, belonging to the Ahl al-Hadith tradition. It is named after the Muslim scholar, jurist, and traditionis
Illustration of a 1585-1590 Ottoman manuscript depicting Muḥammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī
Book cover of Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyya al-Kubra by Shaykh al-Islam Taj al-Din al-Subki (d. 771/1370)