Harun al-Rashid

Harun al-Rashid (763-809) was an Islamic Arab ruler, the fifth caliph of the Abbasid dynasty. He quelled unrest in the Arab empire and ruled at the peak of his dynasty's power. He divided his empire among his three sons.

Wisdom & Quotes

• Be not strict to the extent of stifling his faculties or lenient to the point of making him enjoy idleness and accustom himself thereto. Straighten him as much as thou canst through kindness and gentleness, but fail not to resort to force and severity should he not respond.

- instruction given to the tutor of his son

Abu Hanifah