Maghrebi Maliki tradition
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The Maghrebi Maliki tradition is a regional North African expression of the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic law, shaped by local customs, historical scholarship, and the religious institutions of the Maghreb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maghrebi Maliki tradition canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Maghrebi Maliki tradition Context triple: [Maliki school, hasSubtradition, Maghrebi Maliki tradition]
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Maliki school
The Maliki school is one of the four major Sunni Islamic legal schools, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of jurisprudence.
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Islamization of North Africa
The Islamization of North Africa was the historical process, beginning in the 7th century, through which Arab-Muslim conquests and subsequent cultural, religious, and linguistic changes transformed the predominantly Berber and Romanized Christian region into a largely Islamic and Arabic-speaking society.
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Maghrebi Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic is a group of closely related Arabic dialects spoken in North Africa, particularly in countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania, characterized by significant Berber, French, and other linguistic influences.
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Maghribi script
Maghribi script is a distinctive, rounded style of Arabic calligraphy that developed in the Islamic West (North Africa and al-Andalus), characterized by its bold curves and unique regional letterforms.
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Sharia
Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Maghrebi Maliki tradition Target entity description: The Maghrebi Maliki tradition is a regional North African expression of the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic law, shaped by local customs, historical scholarship, and the religious institutions of the Maghreb.
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A.
Maliki school
The Maliki school is one of the four major Sunni Islamic legal schools, known for its reliance on the practices of the people of Medina as a primary source of jurisprudence.
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B.
Islamization of North Africa
The Islamization of North Africa was the historical process, beginning in the 7th century, through which Arab-Muslim conquests and subsequent cultural, religious, and linguistic changes transformed the predominantly Berber and Romanized Christian region into a largely Islamic and Arabic-speaking society.
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C.
Maghrebi Arabic
Maghrebi Arabic is a group of closely related Arabic dialects spoken in North Africa, particularly in countries like Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania, characterized by significant Berber, French, and other linguistic influences.
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D.
Maghribi script
Maghribi script is a distinctive, rounded style of Arabic calligraphy that developed in the Islamic West (North Africa and al-Andalus), characterized by its bold curves and unique regional letterforms.
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E.
Sharia
Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law derived primarily from the Quran and the teachings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad, guiding both personal conduct and aspects of public and legal life in Muslim communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal tradition
ⓘ
regional fiqh tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Almohad dynasty
ⓘ
Hafsid dynasty ⓘ Marinid dynasty ⓘ Saʿdian dynasty ⓘ Alaouite dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
ʿAlawite dynasty of Morocco
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| basedOn |
Quran
ⓘ
surface form:
Qurʾan
Sunnah ⓘ analogical reasoning (qiyās) ⓘ consensus (ijmāʿ) ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
close ties between religious scholars and ruling dynasties
ⓘ
integration of tribal customary law ⓘ strong role of qāḍīs and muftīs ⓘ |
| continuesIn | contemporary state personal status codes in the Maghreb ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Islamic West
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic West (al-Maghrib al-Islāmī)
medieval period ⓘ |
| emphasizes | practice of the people of Medina (ʿamal ahl al-Madīna) ⓘ |
| followsSchool | Maliki school ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Algiers
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Fez ⓘ Kairouan ⓘ Marrakesh ⓘ Tunis ⓘ |
| hasNotableScholar |
Averroes
ⓘ
surface form:
Ibn Rushd al-Jadd (Averroes the Elder)
Ibn ʿArafa ⓘ Khalil ibn Ishaq ⓘ
surface form:
Khalīl ibn Isḥāq al-Jundī (via reception in the Maghreb)
al-Māzarī ⓘ Al-Qarafi ⓘ
surface form:
al-Qarāfī
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| hasNotableText |
Bidayat al-Mujtahid by Ibn Rushd
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surface form:
Bidāyat al-Mujtahid by Ibn Rushd
Mukhtaṣar Khalīl (as a core teaching text) ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Maliki legal methodology
ⓘ
historical scholarship of the Maghreb ⓘ local customs (ʿurf) ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
commercial law
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criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ ritual law ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Algeria
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Libya ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ Spanish Sahara ⓘ
surface form:
Western Sahara
parts of the Sahara ⓘ |
| region |
North Africa
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surface form:
Maghreb
North Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Maliki madrasas of the Maghreb
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Great Mosque of Tunis ⓘ
surface form:
Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis
Al-Qarawiyyin University ⓘ
surface form:
mosque-university of al-Qarawiyyīn in Fez
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| usesConcept |
istihsān (juristic preference)
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maslaha (public interest) ⓘ sadd al-dharāʾiʿ (blocking the means) ⓘ |
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Subject: Maghrebi Maliki tradition Description of subject: The Maghrebi Maliki tradition is a regional North African expression of the Maliki school of Sunni Islamic law, shaped by local customs, historical scholarship, and the religious institutions of the Maghreb.
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