THE MALIKITE SCHOOL

The Malikite school : Founded by Imam Malik Ibn Anas (93-179 H), this school was born in Medina, the city of the Prophet (saw), from the teaching of the descendants of the companions of Medina. Imam Malik is the "great scholar of Medina" announced by the Prophet (peace be upon him). What makes the particularity of this school is the use of "Amal Ahlal Madina" (the tradition of the people of Medina), indeed Medina being inhabited in his time by the descendants of the companions the Sunna is therefore preserved by the tradition of the Medinans. The school is now widespread especially in North Africa, the Emirates, Kuwait, Sudan.