Who Was Alive

Were Abu Nuwas and Al-Shafi'i alive at the same time?

Yes. Abu Nuwas and Al-Shafi'i were alive at the same time for 46 or 47 years, from AD 767 to AD 814.

Al-Shafi'i was 46 or 47 when Abu Nuwas died.

Abu Nuwas

Abu Nuwas

Poet

Born AD 753–762 · died AD 814

Al-Shafi'i

Al-Shafi'i

Theologian and scholar

Born 28 August AD 767 · died 20 January AD 820, aged 52

  1. Du Fu, AD 712 – AD 770
  2. Jabir ibn Hayyan, AD 721 – AD 815
  3. Charlemagne, c. AD 744 – AD 814
  4. Abu Nuwas, c. AD 759 – AD 814
  5. Harun al-Rashid, AD 766 – AD 809
  6. Al-Shafi'i, AD 767 – AD 820
  7. Al-Khwarizmi, c. AD 780 – c. AD 850

Abu Nuwas and Al-Shafi'i in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Abu Nuwas and Al-Shafi'i were born

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