The Relation between both Ghana and Mali with Malikia Jurists

Section: Research Paper
Published
Aug 1, 2022
Pages
339-371

Abstract

Moroccan preachers and merchants had a great role in spreading Islam in the paganism Ghana because of their dealings with them and the spirit of tolerance that they distinguished, and in return, the emperor of Ghanah exempted Muslims from taxes as well as some of the customs and traditions that do not stop and the spirit of Islam as well as Muslims had mosques, imams and students of knowledge, and the emergence of The Almoravids of Ghana have a role in spreading the Maliki school of thought, and after the demise of the Ghana state, The state of Mali emerged, whose rulers were distinguished by the love of Islam and the propagation of Maliki doctrine, as well as their appointment of Muslim scholars to administrative, judicial and religious positions. One of the greatest kings of the state of Mali was (Mansa) whose rule period was marked by justice, prosperity, expansion, and control over some gold mines, which is an important economic source, and in During this period, the presence of the Maliki jurists increased due to the increased attachment of Mansa to Islam and the performance of religious duties, and he supported the jurists because they educated people about matters of their religion, Among the rulers who supported Maliki jurisprudence was Mansa Musa, who was just, righteous, adhering to the Maliki school and proud of affiliation with him, and he supported Maliki jurisprudence by buying literature and Maliki books from Cairo, including the books of al-Muwatta by Imam Malik and the blog of Imam SahnounFakih al-Afriqiya and a few short books which are very important books, Among the scholars who were accompanied by Mansa Musa with him, the scholar, the jurist, Abd al-Rahman al-Tamimi al-Hijazi, who inhabited Timbuktu, and found it full of jurists and Sudanese who excelled in it in Maliki jurisprudence.

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Fathallah Abdul Wahhab, F., & Akram Jamil, B. (2022). The Relation between both Ghana and Mali with Malikia Jurists. Adab Al-Rafidayn, 52(89.1), 339–371. https://doi.org/10.33899/radab.2022.175197