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Malik ibn Anas

711 - 795

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Malik ibn Anas (Arabic: مَالِك بْن أَنَس, romanized: Mālik ibn ʾAnas; c. 711–795) was an Islamic scholar and traditionalist who is the eponym of the Maliki school, one of the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence in Sunni Islam. Born in Medina into the clan of Banu Himyar, Malik studied under Hisham ibn Urwa, Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, Ja'far al-Sadiq, Nafi ibn Sarjis and others. He rose to become the premier scholar of hadith in his day, Referred to as the Imam of Medina by his contemporaries, his views in matters of jurisprudence became highly cherished both in his own life and afterward, becoming the eponym of the Maliki school, one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malik ibn Anas has received more than 1,443,009 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Malik ibn Anas is the 185th most popular religious figure (up from 204th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 21st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Malik ibn Anas is most famous for his book, Al-Muwatta, which is one of the earliest books of Islamic law.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Malik ibn Anas ranks 185 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Boniface V, Saint Cecilia, Bernadette Soubirous, Pope Clement IX, Pope Celestine I, and Abdul Qadir Gilani. After him are Pope Urban III, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Benedict XIV, Pope Martin V, Pope Clement XIII, and Pope Clement VI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 711, Malik ibn Anas ranks 1. After him are Emperor Suzong of Tang, and Yusuf ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri. Among people deceased in 795, Malik ibn Anas ranks 1. After him are Pope Adrian I, Anan ben David, and Kamalaśīla.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Malik ibn Anas ranks 22 out of 354. Before him are Aminah (557), Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Ja'far al-Sadiq (702), Ibn Saud (1875), and Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570). After him are Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abd al-Muttalib (497), and Abu Hurairah (600).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Malik ibn Anas ranks 8. Before him are Ali (601), Abu Bakr (573), Husayn ibn Ali (626), Hasan ibn Ali (624), Bilal ibn Rabah (580), and Aminah (557). After him are Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib (539), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib (548), Abd al-Muttalib (497), Abu Hurairah (600), and Zaynab bint Jahsh (592).

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