The Maliki school [a] or Malikism is one of the the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. [1] It was founded by Malik ibn Anas (c. 711–795 CE) in the 8th century. The Maliki school of jurisprudence relies on the Quran and hadiths as primary sources.

Maliki, in Islam, one of the four Sunni schools of law. Founded in the 8th century and based on the teachings of the imam Malik ibn Anas, the Malikis stressed local Medinese community practice as the lens through which to understand the legal implications of the Quran and the Hadith.

Malik ibn Anas (Arabic: مَالِك بْن أَنَس, romanized: Mālik ibn ʾAnas; c. 711 –795) was an Arab Islamic scholar and traditionalist who is the eponym of the Maliki school, one of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence in Sunni Islam.

The Maliki madhab is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. It is the second-largest of the four schools, followed by approximately 25% of Muslims, mostly in North Africa and West Africa. Madhabs are not sects, but rather schools of jurisprudence.

The Maliki school, founded by Imam Malik ibn Anas (711–795 CE), is renowned for its emphasis on the practice (‘Amal) of the people of Medina as a primary source of Islamic law, alongside the Qur’an and Hadith.

The Malikization of the Maghreb was the process of encouraging the adoption of the Maliki school (founded by Malik ibn Anas) of Sunni Islam in the Maghreb, especially in the 11th and 12th centuries, to the detriment of Shia and Kharijite inhabitants of the Maghreb.

The Maliki (Arabic مَالِكِي) madhhab is one of the four schools of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. It is the third-largest of the four schools. It is followed by about 15% of Muslims. Most of them are in North Africa and West Africa.

The Maliki School is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) within Sunni Islam, founded by the scholar Malik ibn Anas in the 8th century. It emphasizes the use of the Sunnah (practices of the Prophet Muhammad) and consensus among the early Muslim community in deriving legal rulings, which played a significant role in ...

MALIKI SCHOOL OF LAW. One of the four approaches (called schools) to Sunni Muslim law. The Maliki school of law was named after the traditionalist and lawyer Malik ibn Anas (died 795) of Medina (in today's Saudi Arabia).

The Maliki school or Malikism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. 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.