THE ISLAMIC SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB: A READING ON THE CALL AND SPREAD FROM THE 2ND CENTURY AH/5TH CENTURY AD TO THE 8TH CENTURY AH/11TH CENTURY AD.

Abstract

Studying the spread of ideas is of great importance in the history of nations, as it carries many implications about the mentalities of nations, their intellectual immunity, and the most important factors that contribute to that. Islamic schools of thought are among the most important manifestations of thought, due to their connection to the sanctity of doctrine, the prohibition of tampering with its origins, and the necessity of understanding its rulings correctly according to the requirements of historical stages. Hence, this article deals with the historical study of the spread of the most important Islamic schools of thought in the Islamic Maghreb countries, in an attempt to provide a vision of Maghrebian societies and their interaction with Eastern Islamic schools of thought, while understanding the most important elements involved in this relationship.