Biography
Imam Malik was born in this city in 711 CE (93 AH)
Madina, the holy city of the Prophet
As a child, Imam Malik was more interested in playing with ____ than studying Fiqh.
Pigeons
Imam Malik founded the ______ School of Thought.
The Maliki School of Thought
The name of Imam Malik's most famous book was called the...
Al-Muwatta
The Maliki School of Thought was established by this person.
Malik Ibn Anas
His family originally came from this country before settling in Madina.
Yemen
Young Imam Malik skipped ____ celebrations to learn Hadith.
Eid
The Maliki School is based on the practices of the people of ...
Madina
The Muwatta is a book compiled of ...
Hadiths and legal rulings collected by Imam Malik
The Maliki School of Thought is spread wide in this continent.
Africa
Imam Malik was ___ years old when he began seeking knowledge.
Ten years old
Imam Malik's mother sent him to this Masjid to learn knowledge.
Masjid An-Nabawi
The Maliki School allows flexibility as long as it...
Matches the Quran and Sunnah
The Al-Muwatta was nicknamed ______ by Imam Malik's students.
'The Golden Chain'
This compilation of Hadith and legal rulings still remains relevant to this day.
Al-Muwatta
The name of Imam Malik's father, who was Tabi'i, was...
Anas Ibn Malik
When asked if a forced divorce counts, Imam Malik responded with...
"The divorce of the coerced does not take effect."
The root sources of the Maliki School teachings are...
The Quran and Sunnah
Imam Malik successfully became a ______ at 21 years old.
Mujtahid (status where one is permitted to look at Quran and Hadith and give a ruling about a specific issue)
Imam Malik's school part of what major branch of Islam?
Sunni
Imam Malik was ___ years old when he successfully became a Mujtahid.
21 years old
Imam Malik studied under this scholar for seven years.
Rabi'ah Ar-Ra'i
Name one primary focus of the Maliki School of Thought.
Justice, mercy, or community well-being
The Al-Muwatta is also called the...
"The Approved"
Imam Malik's approach of Islam projected...
The way the people of Madina lived