Thanks to his insightful vision and rich imagination that enabled him to analyze reality's components and facts to unlock the horizons of the future, the late Sheikh Zayed, may God rest his soul, has managed to solve the difficult equation of combining authenticity with modernism. Sheikh Zayed's constants were the values of the true religion, high human ideals, and ethics, without which society becomes a jungle. His civilizational leadership is marked by his strategic approach to achieving his national accomplishments, such as the establishment of the "Federation of Arab Emirates". Any researcher that tackles the meanings of the major decisions taken by Sheikh Zayed will find what they all have in common: liberating the national will, placing the fate of the country in the hands of its people, and establishing the foundations of national character. He did so by adopting a civilizational experience that did not shy from leveraging all experiences and expertise suitable for the advancement of the nation, and complete refusal to confine this animate experience in solid forms.