رسالة د. كهلان الخروصي

… The discovery of such works⁽¹⁾ verifies the view of the Ib~‡iyya that their thinking and indeed the whole construction of their madhhab reached a high state of maturity at a time when many leaders (Im~ms) of other schools and sects had not yet been born. Ennami rightly describes this perception by stating that:

'They [Ib~‡‚s] did not derive their law from the orthodox Sunn‚ schools because law was established before the Sunn‚ schools came into existence. When J~bir b. Zayd، the founder of the Ib~‡‚ school، died، M~lik b. Anas، the master of the M~lik‚ school، was about three years of age، and Abƒ ™an‚fa، the master of the ™anaf‚ schools was about 12 years of age.'⁽²⁾