leadership models in islam

Leadership Models in Islam

Subject: Religion and Leadership

Lectured by: Venerable Pandit Cittasamvaro

Group 4:

Ven. Nguyen Hoang Phuc (5501201046)

Ven. Soriya (5501201071)

Ven. Ngo Dinh Bao Hiep (5501201079)Ven. Nguyen Trong Vinh (5501201089)

INTRODUCTION

The organizations, associations or religious group must have a leader for responsible and head of group. The role of the leader is always important because they will be influential to others and will make the group success or failure at work. A leader must have good qualities, life skills and leadership abilities to become a leadership model.

DEFINITION OF LEADER

Leader is a person who have a great influence on others in a group towards the achievement of a goal. And a leader should be the first person who go first and lead others are motivated to follow him or her as a good example.

QUALITIES MAKE A GOOD LEADER

In a group or team, the leader is very important, as well as a herd of horse, the leader of horse is very important, because it guide horses wading through a river.

Here are four of many qualities of a leader what I think that a good leader should be have:

i. Honesty.

ii. Communication.

iii. Confidence.

iv. Responsibility.

I. HONESTY

For a leader, honesty is not just about morals and ethics, it is much more important than that. Honesty is about survival.

(Owen, 2014, p.24)

II. COMMUNICATION

They make the connection between them and others. They practice relationships through mutual understanding and the ability to speak directly to the issue.

III. CONFIDENCE

This is one of the important characteristics of a leader. But need to know control to not exceed the level of confidence because it is easy to become egotistical. Confidence in our roles, trusting our decision when put common benefits above personal benefits. Do not shrink from the difficulties.

IV. RESPONSIBILITY

A great leader will always find ways to cope with the challenges without shirking. When in trouble, fail, they are willing to stands out to take responsibility to work together to find ways to overcome that trouble. Do not lay the blame on the staffs or others.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

A leader who is the head of a group or team should cultivate and improve himself. The work will be quick success or failure because of an effort of leader.

I. LISTENING

The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.

(Nichols, p.3)

II. EXPLAINING

Understanding job, he can explain to others. Explain clearly subordinates his ideas, presented with partners when the problem occurs and explain to customers the causes of risk in work.

III. ASSISTANT

Assistant employees complete their duties; he will be a good leader.

IV. DISCUSSION

In the job, we have to give opinions or ideas to discuss together. Discuss with a positive attitude, openness, democracy will help other around making the best idea.

V. EVALUATION

When giving the job to other, the leader need evaluate about his or her ability. After the work is finished, the leader also has to evaluate the result and effect of work what did they do.

VI. RESPONDING

Products or services what you want to sell to the market to respond the needs of consumers and the needs of society. Responding the requirements in the possibility for employees to accomplish tasks in the most efficient way.

Actually, there are so many skills to make a good leader or leadership model in modern time…

TWO DEFINITIONS OF LEADERSHIP IN ISLAM

TRUST

They are open here two definitions of their leadership one is must believe on their leader lead them or god guide to them, second is someone who take duty for all in Islam religion & many people believe on them must be someone who trusted by god

THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP IN ISLAM

• Leadership in Islam is considered a trust. A leader is entrusted with leading a group of people or managing an organization. The leader is held accountable. The trust and accountability go hand in hand. There are two levels of trust and accountability. A leader is entrusted by God and is accountable to God for his/her trust. The leader is also entrusted by the people and is accountable to them. Leadership is also a collective duty. It is the responsibility of the people collectively to fill all vacant leadership positions with capable (or able) candidates.

TRUST OF MUSLIM• Adam was created to play the role of a vicegerent on earth

“Note that occasion, when your Lord said to the angels: I am going to place a vicegerent on earth” To fulfill his leadership role on earth, Adam had to accept the trust “the fact is We offered the Trust to the heavens, to the earth and to the mountains, but they refused to undertake (or accept) it and were afraid, but man undertook it. He was need unjust and ignorant” To enable Adam and his offspring to fulfill this trust, God gave them the ability to learn “He taught Adam the names of all” and He gave them the message which enables them to establish justice on earth The vicegerency of Adam on earth is a trust

ACCOUNTABILITY

• A leader is accountable to God in the first instance but he/she is accountable to the people they serve as well. Accountability to God and accountability to people are closely linked in the Quran and the tradition. The Quran states:”Say [Prophet], ‘Take action! God will see your actions- as will His Messenger and the believers- and then you will be returned to Him who knows what is seen and unseen, and He will tell you what you have been doing’”(Abdel Haleem, 2005, 9:105). The verse shows clearly the close link between accountability to God and accountability to people.

COLLECTIVE DUTY

• Muslim scholars concluded(done) that leadership is an obligation In Islam duties are categorized as either individual duties or collective duties. Individual duties must be undertaken by each and every Muslim. Individual duties include acts of worship e.g. prayers and fasting. A collective duty is a duty which can be fulfilled by a group of people who volunteer to perform it on behalf of the rest of the community. These include duties that need not be performed by each and everyone in the community. Since, leadership is necessary for the proper conduct of the affairs of people in society, it is therefore a collective duty .

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• Reference is usually made to the tradition “if three people were traveling together, they should appoint a leader”(Hawwa,1988, p.15) to show how important leadership is to the daily life of a Muslim. Muslim scholars often cite the events that took place immediately after the death of the Prophet and resulted in electing Abo Bakr as his successor before the Prophet was even buried, to show that appointing a head of state is a matter of highest priority (Ibn Hehsam,

• When we look back the popular nation people history in the world we may see their brave’s man, woman’s story who try to protect their country from generation to generation by various thought when some country have wiser leader man or woman can save his or her country safety or when our country meet the worst situation we do need wiser, advisor for our country much but when the someone who have weakness idea political just only knowing fighting by angry mind may not easy to win his work & when we did the big job we must thought wisely & another reason we need to have all information about our again group who try to attack to us then we can be win easily for our work etc-

EXAMPLES OF LEADERSHIP IN THE QURAN

• Two examples for leadership are given in the Quran. The queen of Sheba is given as an example of a good leader, while the Pharaoh of Egypt is given as an example of a bad leader. The Quran commends the way the Queen of Sheba handled the threat of invasion posed by Prophet Sueliman’s (Soliman, pbuh) army. She gave her advisors all the facts available to her and sought their advice. When they suggested that they have a strong army and war against Sueliman’s army can be easily won, she pointed out that they have no information regarding the strength of Sueliman’s army. Instead, she wisely suggested that they needed more information.

• Her decision and actions saved her country from a disaster. On the other hand, the Egyptian Pharaoh was not interested in an honest advice from his advisors. He arrogantly made the decision single handedly. When he was given an advice that he did not like, his response was “I want to make you see what I see myself; I am guiding you along the right path.”[40:29] These two stories suggest clearly that Quran indicates that consultation is imperative for effective leadership. An effective leader should be able to interpret the advice given wisely.

COMPARISON BETWEEN LEARDER OF BUDDHISM

AND ISLAM

1. The leader of the both religion.

2. The way to be practised of the both religion.

3. The final goal of the both religion

THE LEADER OF BUDDHISM

THE BUDDHA

THE LEADER OF ISLAM

MUHAMMAD

The Noble Eightfold Path:

• Right Understanding,

• Right Thought,

• Right Speech,

• Right Action,

• Right Livelihood,

• Right Effort,

• Right Mindfulness and

• Right Concentration.

THE WAY TO BE PRACTISED OF BUDDHISM

According to the Mettasutta

•Metta- loving kindness

•Karuna-compassion

•Mudita-sympathetic joy, appreciative joy

• Upekkha-equanimity.

THE WAY TO BE PRACTISED OF BUDDHISM

The Five Pillars

Confession of faith (shahada)

THE WAY TO BE PRACTISED OF ISLAM

Ritual prayer (salat)THE WAY TO BE PRACTISED OF ISLAM

Almsivging (zakat)

THE WAY TO BE PRACTISED OF ISLAM

During the month of Ramadan (sawm)

THE WAY TO BE PRACTISED OF ISLAM

Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)

THE WAY TO BE PRACTISED OF ISLAM

The Final Goal of Buddhism

- Attaining this most blissful state of Nibbana.

The Final Goal of Islam

- The goal of Islam is to create favorable conditions for a person to meet these criteria and live forever in Paradise.

•Nowadays, to be a Buddhist who does not mean that one has to either believe in everything that is taught or practised, but we must looked at and practised in following to the teaching of the Buddha, and it really gain the final practical way towards to Buddhist man.

•Other the point of view of religion, all praise is due to Allah alone, the Lord of the Worlds. And may Allah exalt the mention of His Prophet and his household and render him safe from every derogatory thing.

CONCLUSION