At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Sects and schoolsDevelopment of law, theology and institutions
Overview
The school of Malik ibn Anas, author of the Muwatta'. Ahmad Amin counts it the third of the schools in its use of opinion, after the Hanbalis and the Zahiris. 3
Istislah
Among the tools of the school is "istislah", or "unrestricted public interest" (al-maslaha al-mursala), which rests on the principle that the lawgiver's legislation turns on preserving five things: religion, life, reason, progeny and property. 4
Connections
- Founded by
- Malik ibn Anas
People and things also explored
Muwatta of Imam Malik· The Jurists' Consultation on Cyprus· Muwatta 23· Muwatta 24· Muwatta 35· Muwatta 38· Muwatta 39· Muwatta 43
Sources
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012), p. 502
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012), p. 504
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012), p.502
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012), p.504
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Maliki school (madhhab)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/maliki-madhhab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.