Leadership: An Islamic Perspective

Leadership An Moslem PerspectiveIs it they who would portion come forth the Mercy of your schoolmaster? It is We Who portion bulge let on between them their livelihood in the life of this world and We raise whatsoever of them above others in ranks so that some may command dally from others. But the Mercy of your Lord is better than the (wealth) which they amass(Quran, Zukhruuf, 43 32). Leadership is about developing, nurturing and motivation skills and talent among volume who are motivated towards working for a common goal for the governing body working towards attaining an objective that people collectively seek out to attain. The destination leaders is often broadly classified into two primary nodes, that of holistic lead and in any case that of entrepreneurship. Leadership is type beted upon as a means of motivate and guiding people in a manner and direction that is rise up prepared and planned such that it is in the outgo interest of the presidency in the lon g term. Leadership is basic on the wholey and broadly speaking, do a change for the betterment of the organization. The main objective, looking at a broader visible horizon and speaking inbuiltly from the view of humans itself, is to be competent to make and annoy for others happiness (al falah) not only in this world solely also afterword (dual worldview). To attain the maximum possible out couch expect out of a leader, it is heavy to maintain a thorough obedience and sincerity in the fullest possible sense to the Shariah. Also, a leader is always necessitate to be able to act in a way and in accordance to how the Allah and His Prophet would have him behave. Amanah, Taklif and Masuliyyah respectively mean trust, responsibility and accountability in that order, and these are qualities and principles to guide a leader in his quest. Because of the qualities sought after in a leader, as thoroughly as the responsibilities that he is expected to fulfil, The Prophet Muhammad is considerable and unarguably the enormousest ever leader in the history of our generation. Thus, the leader is one of the most important members in some(prenominal) organization. In this era when the Muslims of the world are experiencing and undergoing what could be called as renaissance, more(prenominal) and more leaders from the Muslim community rise up, and assume big roles at a global level. It becomes extremely imperative for the people of the world, including Non-Muslims as closely, to ac companionship this fact. Most satisfyingly, certain aspects of leadership incorporated into the religion of Islam and best epitomised by the Great Prophets, need to be understood and examined. In the Islamic context, leadership basically means to guide an organization towards success and the attainment of the common goal, and to create a system where in that location is happiness, or al falah, for everybody. It is befitting here to recount some of the huge and exemplary qualities which some of the greatest Muslim leaders of all times have dis coqueted and possessed-Adl-Justice ( to be im bulge outial, fair and just)Marefah-KnowledgeTadhhiya-Self Sacrifice ( which involves putting others before oneself when waitd)Sabr-PatienceA suitable leader is one who works in accordance with the values and moral secondary prescribed by Allah, the Merciful. hassle StatementThe fall out at return is to deeply pack the leadership in the Islamic world, and also in general, and to then throw an analysis and a brief view of the all the aspects of leadership viewed in the Islamic perception. The precept from which the objectives of this larn stem is that leadership in the Islamic perspective is productive for the society, and is unknown in a major pop of the world. Even though studies have been made into this region, a huge number of Muslims as well as Non-Muslims are oblivious(predicate) of this vox populi and its aspects. Furthermore, the problem has been extended to study the managerial aspects of Islamic leadership, and dig especially into the area of the aspects of management and its importance in preeminent as viewed and sensed in the Islamic context.ObjectivesThe primary work out of the study is to get an overview, and then subsequently analyse, leadership from the Islamic point of view. After delimitate leadership, both in the general and Islamic religious context, the objective is principally to elaborate upon how the Muslims of the world have attempted to define leadership from a religious and ethical angle. Henceforth, Managerial Leadership has been circumstantialally delved into, which has been followed by an involvement that accentuates the main aspects of Islamic leadership. Since few studies have been done in this area, the evidence behind the choice of this specific and particular objective is clear. Moreover, a real attempt has been made to identify and judge the central aspects, principles and attitudes of Islamic leadership. To especially zoom into the area of leadership of the managerial kind is also an localise which has been sought to get hold of. Following this and extrapolating the effects, we wish to been in a position to be able to see and locate some of the differences that come up when we differentiate Islamic leadership with that of the Western world, and the purpose is also to define leadership and might in a concrete way.Importance and Signifi potentiometerceIslam as a religion and as an ideology also, in certain ways, defines a groovy leader. The Holy Book Quran suggests and makes practical suggestions for the qualities that must(prenominal) be on that point in a leader so as to result in an effective leadership, in a political or social background. Moreover, since these days the Muslim head of leadership seems to have faded away, with its backup man with Western ideas, studies like these can help in reviving the idea of fitting leadership and society. Such a study w hich endeavours to invite an cortical potential into the Islamic perspective is not only important it is extremely evidential in many ways. Since it is known that till date not oftentimes research has been done in the area of management-leadership from the Islamic viewpoint, it will be useful to know and give the reader the impetus, along with the undeniable rationale explaining its significance, about how leadership is defined in Islam, and especially how managerial leadership is viewed. In extension, since the fellowship interconnections between Islam and juvenile-day leadership may instal to be useful in many way, such as to follow by dint of them practically, this study becomes all the more significant and crucial. It has been noticed by great and erudite Muslim scholars that often Muslim leaders tend to throw out the religion of Islam and what it recommends where decision-making on practical issue is the matter of concern. Furthermore, the most proper abetter _or_ abettors of Islam, for instance the Sheikhs, only play a role in the society limited to spiritual or religious concerns. Thus, this study aims to revivify the idea of ethics, which is already been on the rise novelly in the modern era, in the view of Islam. As more and more democracies emerge in the world, and the global map of cater changes, people have been found to progressively choose Islam, as a result of which, the Muslim community is promptly growing, and Islam one of the fastest growing religions of the world. Hence, the importance and significance of the study increases manifold. As global status and power is achieved by competent Muslims individually, as well as Muslim-majority countries, it is imperative to understand the kind of leadership that takes form at the much higher level, since it can have far-reaching and huge consequences and repercussions.HypothesisThe guesswork stated is that Islamic perspective, and more essentially, the Islamic way of leadership is undecomposed to the society. To draw up the differences between Western and Islamic leadership, and hence to withdraw of Islamic leadership, which entails in the course of this study, to analyse and present the traits of a good Islamic leader is also a task. It is to be gravely considered that leadership in the Islamic context has to been emphasized in the Muslim community. As more and more Muslims rise up to the global level and achieve great heights in all spheres, leadership is an integral part of their day-to-day work. Hence, for Muslim leaders to properly, ethically and effectively play their part as frontrunners in various companies and organizations, the idea of leadership from the Islamic perspective needs to be disseminated, and known. In addition to this, the hypothesis on which this study has been premised involves a much ideological facet that of the question whether leadership and power go hand in hand and to what extent, and whether the entailing empowerment is just ified.QuestionnaireFirst and foremost, it has to be understood that the questionnaire designed should be in a way which is clean to fill out, and not time-consuming. Since the subjects involved in the study could be many, it greatly helps to understand regional aspects and effects on the attitudes and responses towards such a study. Thus, it must first be known about the general Muslim communitys opinion, notion and formulation of leadership. The different ways of how a leader could be perceived in different parts and among different sections of the Muslim society also matters crucially. Some of the important questions which could potentially be included in the list-Do you think its important for your leader to have a deep knowledge of the Shariah?Is it absolutely necessary for the manager or the leader to look into the sources of the Islamic jurisprudence (Quran, Hadith and so on) or can the leader, at times, make use of his own judgement and conscience and make decisions?Is per fectly living by the Quran strict and compulsory?Do you think the Western philosophy of leadership differs greatly from the Islamic perspective?What is the first quality that you think a leader must have?Do you think leadership requires scholarly knowledge of religion?Does a great leader always make a good manager?In your opinion, what does leadership mean more-position or action?Rate the qualities in the leader on a scale of 1-10. (The rating should be proportional to the inspiration of its requirement)DignityEthical competenceOrganization capabilityInitiative takerProblem Solver and VisionaryAccountability or AnswerabilitySkills related to motivation, team-building, etceteraShura (Consulting with team-mates/people during decision-making)Independence of thoughtJusticeDo you think power and delegacy are same? Yes or No.In addition to this, we may add many more questions which could help us gain an insight into specific areas like managerial leadership, educational leadership, etc . Providing the subjects with adequate spaces for responses, particularly in questions which require descriptive answers must be interpreted care of.MethodologyThis study is primarily desk-based and whatever research has been carried out in order for the researchers to come to a conclusion has mainly been library-oriented. This study has mainly been put to the structure such that it could be perceived in light of the objectives of the research. The methodology used in this particular research work was qualitative in nature. The conclusions driven were based on tight facts and the entire essence of the survey was in gathering teaching from sources that contained explanations as well as descriptions that were well grounded and thorough pertaining to local contexts. Some of these question that were put forward to various leaders and entrepreneurs were open-ended, so as to leave reach for multiple answers and not demand or be suggestive of requiring specific answers. Semi-structured interviews that were face to face were beneficial and extremely consequential in roll up qualitative data. When a need was felt for more clarification on certain questions, non-directive questions were asked as a follow up. The main aim and added profit of face to face interviews is that this gives an opportunity to be able to obtain information that is very crude and applicable to the real life scenario and the ground reality, in addition to providing information that may not otherwise be so detailed and informative through media. The key significance and advantage of semi-structured interviews on the other hand is that this enables the researcher to have a better in-depth understanding of the concepts that are creation surveyed, in addition to the fact that being present physically enables the researcher to develop and share a healthy rapport with the source of the information. Also, in addition to obtaining and recording data merely from what is say and conveyed by the pers on being interviewed alone, in a face to face interview, there is scope for collecting and assessing other kinds of data as well, for instance, that of laborious to get visual cues, making behavioural observations and recording the instant reactions of the persons being interviewed when they are asked a question. Also, in a face to face interview, there is greater scope and probability of getting an adequate response as compared to preparing a questionnaire for the person to answer. The researchers are the primary tools and instrument for all kinds of appeal and analysis of all the various kinds of data that is available.ConclusionThe most important conclusion to be drawn is the basic characteristics of the Islamic leadership can now be defined in a definite way. A true Muslim leader is most importantly a follower of Allah, and all of his deeds and actions and driving factors are sanctioned by Allahs substance and the teachings of the Prophets. Furthermore, most significantly, we see that Islamic leadership skills are most germane(predicate) in the present day time, when it becomes necessary to have the appropriate skills for leading and managing. Hence, a leader not only works for the interested of the separate or organization, but also for the broader achievements of Islam and the betterment of the Muslim community. The quality of self-immolation put togethers apart Islamic leaders from other leaders of the world, and leadership qualities recommended in Islam are the most useful for any leader. Also, the success of the organization depends easily on the teamwork and efforts from the host as a whole. We are also able to compare Western leaders with Islamic ones. Foremost, an Islamic leader bears devotion to Allah, whereas no allegiance is sworn by Western leaders. As against their counterparts, the knowledge of shariah, Islamic system is required for an effective Islamic leader to play his role. Only profit-making is the primary concern for the West ern leaders, whereas Islam recommends strongly that loss-sharing during difficult times must be a quality in the leader. Furthermore, most importantly the difference which is extremely relevant to the business organizations of the present-day world is the issue where the executive manager has, though only in certain circumstances, sum power and right to command his subordinates, who as a consequence of his authority have to obey him. Putting this in the Islamic perspective, and linking it with the concept of shura, which implies vulgar interpersonal consultation during crucial decision-making times, this does not conform to Islam. Absolute authority is opposed and denounced, no matter what the situation, in Islam. Some of the most significant results that emerged were involved with the fact that even Muslims in the Arabic world had a vague idea and poor awareness of the way Islamic leaders are meant to be, and the way Islam provides for leadership quality recommendations which are all-encompassing. Where specifically the area of management is concerned, the Islamic theoretical account of leadership comes to pertinence. It fundamentally includes Leaders, followers and the organization, and require the leaders to have full faith in Allah after making any decision, and the followers to actively participate and work towards the success of the organization. This model was based on the rationale that leadership designs differ in the Islamic world, where the discernment of the idea of leadership is inclined more towards the betterment of the Muslim community as a whole, rather than just the material achievements. Hence, it becomes necessary to redefine leadership when the context changes, as in this case-Islamic.Research pictureThe research done during the carrying out of the study basically revolves around fundamental lit related to the concept of leadership in Islam. Moreover, it is enhanced by the study of various other studies that have been made in the recen t past as an attempt to put the notion of leadership in an Islamic context and present it to the world. Hence, after briefly reading the literature that concerned with principles, qualities and traits of a leader as recommended by Islam, the objective was set to find out whether the idea was existed, and if it did, to what extent was it well formulated, in the minds of Muslims as well as Non-Muslims. Browsing various other studies, and going through blogs over the internet served well in knowing what ideas and opinions Muslims in the Arabic world held relevant to leadership. The design basically included a group of subjects who were given the questionnaire. Interpretation of the responses is always subjective in these cases, and hence there can be more than one possible result. The questions designed were not only restricted to what appeared significant and important after carrying out a thorough literature review, but also on the chief aim to know about leadership. The subjects wer e not obliged to disclose their identity, as to repeal any sort of bias at all.