He was the son of a Persian slave from who became a disciple of | Malik also seems to have had an appreciation for the Christian religion, and may have even read parts of the for spiritual inspiration in imitating the example of |
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" Later scholars ranging from to reproduce "whole hosts" of proverbial sayings from him, which clearly reflect the extent to which Malik continued to influence Sunni thinkers of all types | He was one of the first known to have come to in order to propagate in the after the departure of King |
Belonging to the generation of the , Malik is called a reliable traditionalist in Sunni sources, and is said to have transmitted from such authorities as and.
During his life, Malik had the occasion to follow more or less regularly the teaching of Basran traditionists and mystics as famous as , , and | |
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Life [ ] Malik, a preacher and moralist of , made a living as a copyist of the , and seems to have been interested in the question of the various of the scripture | He died just before the epidemic of plague which caused considerable ravages in in 748-49 CE, with various traditions placing his death either at 744-45 or 747-48 CE |
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