Maliki school information

The Maliki school or Malikism (Arabic: ٱلْمَذْهَب ٱلْمَالِكِيّ, romanized: al-madhhab al-mālikī) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.^[1] It was founded by Malik ibn Anas in the 8th century. The Maliki school of jurisprudence relies on the Quran and hadiths as primary sources. Unlike other Islamic fiqhs, Maliki fiqh also considers the consensus of the people of Medina to be a valid source of Islamic law.^[2]

The Maliki school is one of the largest groups of Sunni Muslims, comparable to the Shafi’i madhhab in adherents, but smaller than the Hanafi madhhab.^[3]^[4] Sharia based on Maliki Fiqh is predominantly found in North Africa (excluding northern and eastern Egypt), West Africa, Chad, Sudan, Kuwait, Bahrain,^[5] Qatar,^[6] the Emirate of Dubai (UAE), and in northeastern parts of Saudi Arabia.^[3]

In the medieval era, the Maliki school was also found in parts of Europe under Islamic rule, particularly Islamic Spain and the Emirate of Sicily.^[7] A major historical center of Maliki teaching, from the 9th to 11th centuries, was in the Mosque of Uqba of Tunisia.^[8]^[9]

One who ascribes to the Maliki school is called a Maliki, Malikite or Malikist (Arabic: ٱلْمَالِكِيّ, romanized: al-mālikī, pl. ٱلْمَالِكِيَّة, al-mālikiyya).

^ Ramadan, Hisham M. (2006). Understanding Islamic Law: From Classical to Contemporary. Rowman Altamira. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-7591-0991-9.
^ Cite error: The named reference vjc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Jurisprudence and Law – Islam Reorienting the Veil, University of North Carolina (2009)
^ Abdullah Saeed (2008), The Qur'an: An Introduction, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415421256, pp. 16–18
^ Larkin, Barbara (July 2001). International Religious Freedom (2000). DIANE. ISBN 9780756712297.
^ Anishchenkova, Valerie (2020). Modern Saudi Arabia. p. 143. ISBN 978-1440857058.
^ Bernard Lewis (2001), The Muslim Discovery of Europe, WW Norton, ISBN 978-0393321654, p. 67
^ Wilfrid Scawen Blunt and Riad Nourallah, The future of Islam, Routledge, 2002, page 199
^ Ira Marvin Lapidus, A history of Islamic societies, Cambridge University Press, 2002, page 308

[hmr-1] Ramadan, Hisham M. (2006). Understanding Islamic Law: From Classical to Contemporary. Rowman Altamira. pp. 26–27. ISBN 978-0-7591-0991-9.

[vjc-2] Cite error: The named reference vjc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[unc1-3] Jurisprudence and Law – Islam Reorienting the Veil, University of North Carolina (2009)

[4] Abdullah Saeed (2008), The Qur'an: An Introduction, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415421256, pp. 16–18

[5] Larkin, Barbara (July 2001). International Religious Freedom (2000). DIANE. ISBN 9780756712297.

[6] Anishchenkova, Valerie (2020). Modern Saudi Arabia. p. 143. ISBN 978-1440857058.

[7] Bernard Lewis (2001), The Muslim Discovery of Europe, WW Norton, ISBN 978-0393321654, p. 67

[futureIslam-8] Wilfrid Scawen Blunt and Riad Nourallah, The future of Islam, Routledge, 2002, page 199

[9] Ira Marvin Lapidus, A history of Islamic societies, Cambridge University Press, 2002, page 308

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