TY - BOOK AU - Dutton,Yasin AU - Mālik ibn Anas, AU - Rāʻī,Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad TI - Original Islam: malik and the madhhab of Madina SN - 9780415338134 U1 - 297.3 PY - 2007/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon (UK), New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Mālik ibn Anas, KW - Maliki School KW - Islamic law KW - Islam KW - Doctrines KW - Islamic Jurisprudence KW - Ahl al-Madina KW - Early Islam N1 - Includes glossary, bibliographical notes & references and index (p. 184-219) N2 - This book examines the Maliki madhhab and its roots in the legal practice of Medina (ʿamal ahl al-Madīnah), presenting it as central to early Islamic jurisprudence. It includes an annotated English translation of al-Raʿī’s 15th-century treatise Intisar al-faqir al-salik, which defends the superiority of the Maliki school. Dutton provides historical context on Imam Malik, debates among madhhabs, and the role of Medina’s traditions, arguing that the Maliki school embodies both intellectual legitimacy and contemporary relevance in Islamic legal thought ER -