Malikiadj.n.

1693 in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. II. 163 The four Sects of Mahometanism..are the Hanifi, Chafi, Maliki, and Hambeli.

1875 Encycl. Brit. II. 250/1 In the eastern provinces, Hara, Katee, Bahreyn, and Katar, the Malikee sect is more common; as also, it is said, in Hadramaut, and in some parts of Yemen.

1932 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Sept. 602/2 The preference of the Moslems of Barbary for the Maliki form of orthodox Sunni Islam.

1959 Listener 19 Nov. 858/2 The classical Maliki doctrine of the Islamic text-books.

1962 Jrnl. Politics 24 420 An attempt to bridge the wide gap between the two schools of Maliki and Hanafi, the former attaching special importance to the Sunna and the latter insisting on the right of Ijihad.

1980 Oxf. Compan. Law 651/1 Different schools, called ‘rites’ have been admitted, each constituting a particular interpretation of Islamic law. There are four orthodox rites, the Hanafi, the Maliki, Shafiʽi, and the Hanbali, which generally prevail in different countries.

1990 Internat. Family Planning Perspectives 16 107 At present, there are four major schools of interpretation within the Sunni sect... The Maliki school..is the norm in much of North Africa except in Egypt.

1704 J. Pitts True Acct. Mohammetans vii. 93 The Malachees and Shaffees lift up their Hands in a sort of careless manner, and then let them fall down and hang by their sides.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXIV. 440/2 The Malekites or Málikís, named from the Imám Málik ibn 'Ans or 'Anas, who was born and died at Medínah... He was..extremely diligent in collecting the traditions as to the Prophet's own determinations.

1962 Jrnl. Politics 24 420 In regard to the Sunna.., Shāfiʽī attached to it the same significance that the Malikis had.

1991 A. Hourani Hist. Arab Peoples ii. x. 159 The Malikis too believed that a scholar could go beyond strict analogy in the interests of human welfare (istislah).