Maliki
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Maliki is one of the four major Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of legal authority.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Sunni Islamic school of jurisprudence
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madhhab → |
| contemporaryRelevance |
widely followed in North and West Africa
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| emphasizes |
practice of the people of Medina
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| fiqhScope |
criminal law
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family law → judicial procedure → ritual worship (ibadat) → transactions (muamalat) → |
| foundedBy |
Malik ibn Anas
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| geographicalDistribution |
Algeria
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Chad → Libya → Maghreb → Mali → Mauritania → Morocco → Niger → Nigeria (northern regions) → North Africa → Senegal → Sudan → Tunisia → West Africa → parts of Egypt → parts of the Arabian Peninsula → |
| hasSubSchool |
Andalusian Maliki tradition
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Iraqi Maliki tradition → Maghrebi Maliki tradition → |
| historicalCenter |
Cordoba
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Kairouan → Medina → |
| legalMethodologyFeature |
consideration of custom (urf)
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preference for Medinan practice over solitary hadith in some cases → use of istihsan in limited form → use of maslahah mursalah (public interest) → |
| legalText |
Al-Kafi by Ibn Abd al-Barr
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Al-Mudawwana al-Kubra → Al-Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas → At-Taj wa al-Iklil by al-Mawwāq → Bidayat al-Mujtahid by Ibn Rushd → |
| namedAfter |
Malik ibn Anas
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| relativeSize |
one of the four major Sunni madhhabs
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| religion |
Sunni Islam
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| usesPrimarySource |
Quran
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Sunnah → amal ahl al-Madina → ijma → qiyas → |
| viewOnHadith |
prefers well-established Medinan practice over isolated hadith reports in some rulings
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| viewOnSources |
gives significant weight to Medinan consensus
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Almoravid dynasty
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Averroes → |
legalSchool |
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Usman dan Fodio
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fiqh |
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Islamic world
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hasLegalSchool |
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Ibn Khaldun
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madhhab |
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Gambian Muslims
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mainSchoolOfLaw |
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Sunni Islam
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majorSchoolOfLaw |