Author: Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Habib al-Basri al-Baghdadi, known as al-Mawardi (deceased: 450 AH)

Abu al-Hasan Ali bin Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Habib al-Basri al-Baghdadi, known as al-Mawardi. Islamic thinker. One of the faces of the Shafi’i jurists and an imam in jurisprudence, principles and interpretation, and a visionary in Arabic. He was one of the prominent politicians in the Abbasid state, especially in its late phase.

Source: Golden Comprehensive