Malik ibn Anas, Imam of Madinah

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ScholarImam of Madinah

Malik ibn Anasمالك بن أنس

Approximate dateMadinah

The imam of Madinah whose Muwatta is one of the oldest surviving books of Islamic law.

He studied under Nafi', al-Zuhri and Ja'far al-Sadiq and taught in the Prophet's ﷺ Mosque for decades, so in awe of the city that he would not ride within it. Flogged by a governor for a fatwa the Abbasids disliked, he would not retract it. When the caliph proposed imposing the Muwatta on every province, he declined.

What grew out of it?

The Maliki school spread across North and West Africa and al-Andalus.

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