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Maliki school

Also known as Maliki

The Maliki school is one of the four Sunni schools of Islamic law, named after the jurist Malik ibn Anas of Medina. It became dominant in North and West Africa and al-Andalus. The Almoravid Empire was strongly committed to Maliki jurisprudence, and the school also shaped law in the Sokoto Caliphate, the Wadai Empire and Ayyubid Egypt.

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Almoravid EmpireFoundation, Military, Governance, Impact Kanem-Bornu EmpireGovernance Sokoto CaliphateGovernance Wadai EmpireFoundation Hafsid SultanateSocioeconomy, Governance, Impact Regency of AlgiersSocioeconomy Emirate of CórdobaSocioeconomy, Impact Caliphate of CórdobaGovernance Emirate of GranadaSocioeconomy, Governance IslamBeliefs

Mentioned in 6 state histories

Emirate of Nekor Aghlabid emirate Zirid emirate Marinid Sultanate Hafsid emirate of Bejaia Jabrid dynasty

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Maliki school. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maliki-school
MLA: “Maliki school.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maliki-school. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Maliki school.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maliki-school.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Maliki school’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/maliki-school (Accessed: ).

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