Abstract
The Mālikī school of Islamic law is now predominant in North and West Africa, but it has not always been so. In fact, looking back at the history of this region in the first few centuries of the Islamic era, it is surprising that the Mālikī school survived at all. The identification of this region with Mālik b. Anas had little to do with the activities of Mālik himself. The most important student of this generation was Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd al-Salām b. Saʿīd b. Ḥabīb al-Tanūkhī, known as Saḥnūn. This chapter presents the analysis of Saḥnū's writings after addressing his biography, which the author separate into five phases: his early life and training in North Africa; his travel to the East in search of knowledge; his return to Kairouan and early teaching; his mature teaching phase; and his tenure as Qadi of Kairouan. Keywords:Mālik b. Anas; Mālikī school of Islamic law; Mudawwana ; Saḥnū b. Saʿīd
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