Living Wisely - Teachings of Mawardi on Ethics and Human Wellbeing

In this book, Mawardi aims to provide a guide to the wisdom necessary for attaining felicity in both the spiritual and worldly domains. He has taken a middle path between brevity and lengthy exposition, striving to balance the meticulousness of scholarly discourse with the emotional refinement of literature. As a result, nothing within its pages is overly complex to grasp nor too subtle to visualize.

Mawardi has drawn upon the Book of God for its guiding principles and the exalted example of His Messenger. Additionally, he has incorporated the sayings of sages, the aphorisms of rhetorical masters, and the verses of poets, recognizing that the human spirit finds solace in variety and wearies quickly of monotony.