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The Mālikī (Arabic: مَالِكِي) school is one of the four main madhabs of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) within Sunni Islam. Malik ibn Anas founded it in the 8th century. The Maliki school of jurisprudence relies on the Al-Quran and hadiths as primary sources. Unlike other Islamic fiqh, Maliki fiqh also considers the consensus of the people of Medina to be a valid source of Islamic law.
The Maliki madhab is one of the largest groups of Sunni Muslims, comparable to the Shafi`i madhhab in adherents but smaller than the Hanafi madhhab. Sharia-based on Maliki doctrine is predominantly found in North Africa (excluding northern and eastern Egypt), West Africa, Chad, Sudan, Kuwait, Bahrain, the Emirate of Dubai (UAE), and northeastern parts of Saudi Arabia.
In the medieval era, the Maliki school was also found in parts of Europe under Islamic rule, particularly Islamic Spain and the Emirate of Sicily. A major historical centre of Maliki teaching, from the 9th to 11th centuries, was in the Mosque of Uqba of Tunisia.