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Mālikites

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 206 words | Copyright

Mālikites. Muslim school (schools) of law, deriving its name from Mālik b. Anas, though not established in a formal sense by him. Its main strength is in N. and W. Africa (i.e. the Muslim West).

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