OverviewA teacher in Madinah who collected teachings of Muhammad ﷺ and explained Islamic law.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 711 – 795 CE
His workHis book al-Muwatta collected reports about Muhammad ﷺ alongside explanations of religious rules. It preserved teaching from Madinah, the city where Muhammad’s ﷺ community had lived.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Malik ibn Anas
A lasting changeThe Maliki school of Islamic law is named after him.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Malik ibn Anas
Family backgroundMalik’s family had Yemeni ancestry and belonged to the Asbahi branch of Himyar. Its alliance with Banu Taym did not make Himyar a branch of the Quraysh tribe.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Malik ibn Anas
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Malik ibn Anas
