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Malikism

Malikism noun: a Sunnite school of thought, founded by Malik ibn Anas, that privileges the practices of Medinan scholars.

Noun

Malikism (uncountable)

  1. A Sunnite school of thought, founded by Malik ibn Anas, that privileges the practices of Medinan scholars.

Origin of Malikism

From Malik + -ism.

Questions about Malikism

What does Malikism mean?
Malikism means a Sunnite school of thought, founded by Malik ibn Anas, that privileges the practices of Medinan scholars.
What part of speech is Malikism?
Malikism is a noun.

Words near Malikism in the dictionary

  1. Malika
  2. malikana
  3. malikanas
  4. Maliki
  5. Malikis
  6. Malikism
  7. Malikist
  8. Malikists
  9. Malikite
  10. Malikites
  11. maliks

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