MOHAMMED AL-GHAZALI AL-SAQQA

The ruler should make the utmost effort to behave gently and avoid governing harshly.

The ruler should endeavor to keep all the subjects pleased with him. The ruler should not let himself be so deluded by the praise he gets from any who approach him as to believe that all the subjects are pleased with him.

The ruler will be interrogated not only about his own unjust deeds but also about those of his staff

… it will be necessary for the ruler in all his affairs to bend his inclinations in the direction of forgiveness and make a habit of generosity and forbearance unless he is to be like the wild beasts.

The ruler should understand that he must not covet the wives of other men and be content with personally refraining from injustice

The ruler should always be thirsting to meet devout religious scholars and ask them for advice.

The ruler should endeavor to keep all the subjects pleased with him. The ruler should not let himself be so deluded by the praise he gets from any who approach him as to believe that all the subjects are pleased with him.

The ruler should make the utmost effort to behave gently and avoid governing harshly.

… it will be necessary for the ruler in all his affairs to bend his inclinations in the direction of forgiveness and make a habit of generosity and forbearance unless he is to be like the wild beasts.

The ruler should understand that he must not covet the wives of other men and be content with personally refraining from injustice

The ruler will be interrogated not only about his own unjust deeds but also about those of his staff

The ruler should always be thirsting to meet devout religious scholars and ask them for advice.