Muwatta (not 'Mavata') was compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas, one of the four great Imams of Islamic jurisprudence. It is one of the earliest collections of Hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, compiled in the 8th century CE. The word 'Muwatta' means 'the well-trodden path' and contains 1,720 hadiths dealing with Islamic law and practice.