Mirrors for Princes

مرايا الأمراء

A trail through political adab.

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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Nizam al-Mulk

    سير الملوك: وصية الوزير العظيم.

    نظام الملك وزير ألب أرسلان · Nishapur

  2. Al-Mawardi

    الأحكام السلطانية: فقه الدولة.

    Baghdad · Sharia

  3. The caliphate

    نظرية الإمامة: السياسة الشرعية.

    Sharia · Abbasid Caliphate

  4. The experience

    ابن خلدون يتجاوز النصيحة إلى العلم.

    Ibn Khaldun · The Muqaddima

  5. The legacy

    من المرايا إلى العلوم السياسية.

    The Muqaddima · Prophetic adab (proper conduct)

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Overview

A path through the literature of politics: Siyar al-Muluk by Nizam al-Mulk, al-Sultaniyya by al-Mawardi, and al-Tuhaf by al-Mustansir. The books of government.

Sources

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islam.museum contributors. “Mirrors for Princes”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-adab-mirrors/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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