Home›Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence›Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) Scholars›Maliki School JuristsGroupMaliki School JuristsMaliki School Jurists gathers the scholars of the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic law, founded on the teaching of Malik ibn Anas in eighth century Medina and grounded heavily in the practice of the early Medinan community alongside the Quran and hadith. The school became dominant across North and West Africa, al-Andalus and parts of the Arabian Peninsula, and its scholars produced the major legal compendia that still guide Maliki practice today.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedJurists of the Maliki school, the second largest Sunni school, which sources the Sunnah primarily from the practice of the people of Medina. 1Formation YearWell-attested700 CE 1Browse ByAll Maliki School JuristsMaliki School Jurists42 entriesMaliki School JuristsFilter Results42 entriesRoleAll8th-century CE Libyan Muslim jurist from Tripoli (1)Andalusí Sunni Islamic scholar (1)Arab Mālikī faqīh (jurist) of Medina (1)Arab poet, logician, astronomer and Maliki jurist (1)Eleventh-century Maliki scholar and Athari theologian (1)Famous jurist in the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic Law (1)Important Egyptian early jurist in the Maliki school (1)Jurisprudent in Maliki Islamic law (1)Kurdish grammarian and jurist (1)Maghrebi Maliki scholar and theologian writer (1)Maghribi Sunni polymath from what is now Algeria (1)Maliki scholar and jurist (1)Muslim qadi and scholar of Maliki law from al-Andalus (1)Muslim scholar, jurist, muhaddith and traditionalist (1)Prominent Maliki jurist originally from Tlemcen (1)Sunni Andalusian scholar of the 5th Islamic century (1)Sunni Islamic scholar of Sanhaja Berber origin (1)Sunni Muslim scholar and polymath (1)Sunni scholar (1)Sunni scholar from Beja in al-Andalus (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllAlgerian (1)Egyptian (4)Iraqi (1)Kurdish (1)Malian (1)Moroccan (2)Tunisian (1)Legal SystemAllLaw of Egypt (3)Law of Libya (1)Law of Morocco (1)Law of Tunisia (1)Sharia (25)Field of LawAllIslamic Law (Sharia and Fiqh) (24)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (14)GenderAllMale (42)BrowseCompareSelect all 42Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn al-ImamLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAbu al-Hasan al-QabisiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAbu al-Hassan al-LakhmiLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceAbu al-Walid al-BajiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAbu Bakr al-MalikiLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceAbu Bakr al-TurtushiLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceAbu Bakr ibn al-ArabiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAbu Ishaq al-ShatibiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAhmad al-WansharisiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAhmad Baba al-TimbuktiLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceAhmad ZarruqLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAl-AkhdariLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAl-BaqillaniLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAli ibn Qasim al-ZaqqaqLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAli ibn ZiyadLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAl-Layth ibn Sa'dLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAl-MazariLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkAl-QurtubiLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceIbn 'Abd al-BarrLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn Abi Zayd al-QayrawaniLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn al-HajibLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn al-Hajj al-AbdariLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn al-MunayyirLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn 'ArafaLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn Ata Allah al-IskandariLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceIbn 'AtiyyaLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn BattalLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn FarhunLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceIbn Ghazi al-MiknasiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkIbn KhaldunLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceIbn WahbLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkKhalil ibn Ishaq al-JundiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkMakki ibn Abi Talib al-QaysiLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceMalik ibn AnasLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkMuhammad ibn Yusuf al-SanusiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkMuhammad MayyaraLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceQadi Abd al-WahhabLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkQadi IyadLegal Philosophy and JurisprudenceShaqroun Al-Wajdiji al-TilimsaniLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkShihab al-Din al-QarafiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkTaqi al-Din al-FasiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkWaggag ibn Zallu al-LamtiLegal Philosophy and Jurisprudence1 linkSources1. Maliki school (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaMaliki school, lead sectionThe Maliki school or Malikism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. It was founded by Malik ibn Anas (c. 711-795 CE) in the 8th century.Maliki school, lead section, founding centuryIt was founded by Malik ibn Anas (c. 711-795 CE) in the 8th century.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.