Chivalry

The definition of chivalry (تَعْرَيفُ الفُتُوَة) by Habib Ali Al-Jifri:

هِيَ قُوَّةٌ مُتَبَصِّرَةٌ كَامِنَةٌ

It is a Strength, possessing Insight, which is Internalized,

تَنْفَعِلُ لِنُصْرَةِ الحَقِّ

which Reacts in order to give Victory to Truth.

الْإِخْلَاصُ مَقَْصِدُهَا و الأخْلَاقُ مُرْشِدَهَا

Sincerity it its Goal, Good Character is its Guide

 و الرَّحْمَةُ بَاطِنُهَا و التَّغْيِيرُ ظَاهِرُهَا

Mercy is its Inward, and Bringing about Change is its Outward.

فَكُلّ مَا لَا تَجْتَمِعُ فيه هذه المُوَاصَفَاتِ فَلَيْسَ بِالْفُتُوَة

And everything which doesn't combine all of these attributes is not considered Chivalry.

هي قوَّةٌ تَكُونُ في الجَسَدِ و تَكُونُ في النَّفْسِ

So it is a Power that exists in the Body and in the Self

 و تَكُونُ في الْعَقْلِ و تَكُونُ في الرُّوحِ 

and in the Mind and in the Spirit.