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Malikization of the Maghreb

The Great Mosque of Kairouan or the Mosque of Uqba had the reputation, since the 9th century, of being one of the most important centers of the Maliki school.[1]

The Malikization of the Maghreb was the process of encouraging the adoption of the Maliki school (founded by Malik ibn Anas) of Sunni Islam in the Maghreb, especially in the 11th and 12th centuries, to the detriment of Shia and Kharijite inhabitants of the Maghreb. The process occurred as Maliki scholars increasingly gained influence, resulting in the widespread acceptance of the Maliki legal school and the subsequent marginalization of other forms of Islam. Malikism was considered a more conservative and mainstream variant of Sunni Islam.[2]

  1. ^ Oliver, Roland Anthony; Oliver, Roland; Atmore, Anthony (August 16, 2001). Medieval Africa, 1250-1800. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521793728 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Toral, Isabel. "The Umayyad Dynasty and the Western Maghreb. A Transregional Perspective" (PDF).

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