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Malikism

Noun

Meaning

Malikism (uncountable)

(Islam) A Sunnite school of thought, founded by Malik ibn Anas, that privileges the practices of Medinan scholars.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The Mudawanna, written by his disciple Sahnun ('Abd al-Salam b. Sa'id) (776-854), provided a "vulgate of North-African Malikism" during the period in which this madhhab won the field against its rival, the Hanafi. Source: Internet

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