Imam Malik (179H)

Imam Malik, Abu Abdillah Malik ibn Anas (93-179H)

Al-Imam, Shaykh al-Islam, Hujjat ul-Ummah, Imam Dar al-Hijrah. "When one quotes the Ulemas then Malik is their star" [Ash-Shafii]. He is the "founder" of one of the four schools.