Malik ibn Anas

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Islamic_scholar
gptkbp:associatedWith Medina_school_of_thought
gptkbp:birthYear 711
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Medina
gptkbp:campusFacilities gptkb:Abu_Yusuf
gptkb:Sufyan_al-Thawri
gptkb:Al-Layth_ibn_Sa'd
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Imam_Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal
Imam Shafi'i
Imam Abu Hanifa
gptkbp:contribution Hadith compilation
gptkbp:culturalImpact Islamic_world
gptkbp:deathYear 795
gptkbp:famousQuote “The one who does not act upon knowledge is like a tree without fruit.”
“The one who does not have a teacher is like a ship without a captain.”
“Whoever innovates something in this matter of ours will have it rejected.”
“The one who seeks knowledge is like the one who seeks wealth.”
“The one who does not have knowledge is like a blind man.”
“The Sunnah is the best guidance.”
“The best of my community is my generation.”
“I do not see anything better than the Sunnah.”
“The_one_who_does_not_follow_the_Sunnah_is_not_one_of_us.”
“Knowledge_is_not_what_is_memorized._Knowledge_is_what_benefits.”
gptkbp:field Fiqh
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
Umayyad Caliphate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malik ibn Anas
gptkbp:influence Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Imam_Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal
Imam Shafi'i
gptkbp:influencedBy Imam Abu Hanifa
gptkbp:knownFor Maliki school of thought
gptkbp:legacy Maliki_jurisprudence
gptkbp:nationality Arab
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Al-Muwatta
gptkbp:philosophy Tradition-based jurisprudence
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Medina
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:reputation pious scholar
gptkbp:scholarships Islamic_studies
gptkbp:taught Islamic_law
gptkbp:title Imam
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Al-Muwatta