Imam Malik ibn Anas al-Asbahi was the eponym of the Maliki school, one of the four Sunni schools of jurisprudence, and the leader of the Medina school of hadith scholars. Born and raised in Medina, where he lived his whole life, he is called 'Imam Dar al-Hijra' (Imam of the Abode of Hijra). He authored al-Muwatta, a foundational work of hadith and law and one of the earliest and most influential compilations in Islamic legal history, built on the methodology of the practice of the people of Medina. He studied under scholars such as Nafi (the mawla of Ibn Umar) and al-Zuhri, and trained many students, including Imam al-Shafi'i. His reverence for knowledge and hadith was famous, including his avoidance of riding a mount within the Prophet's city. He died on 14 Rabi al-Awwal 179 AH (7 June 795 CE) in Medina after a short illness, aged about 85; the governor of Medina led his funeral prayer. He was buried in the Jannat al-Baqi cemetery near the grave of Safiyya, the Prophet's aunt. The dome over it, restored under Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II, was demolished in 1926 during the campaign against tomb structures; the grave site is known today but unmarked.