This paper explores the idea of leadership from an Islamic viewpoint, discussing the purpose and its various manifestations by textual proofs of the Qur'an and teaching of the hadith of Prophet, peace, and blessing be upon him. This article examines the Islamic organization's characteristics of leadership dynamics within a Muslim majority and focuses on the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in Northern Nigeria. data This paper, however, draws on the analyzed data using a qualitative grounded theory, the essence of leadership, which investigated the subject methods within this specific background. Islamic Leadership resolves the challenging techniques Which exist in Muslims organizations then, thus suggests some actions and approach to advance the process of management in leading, comprising of enacting leadership, enacting following, accommodating complexity, sense-making, and embracing basics as an essential vital function. The paper would be of interest to anybody seeking to comprehend this nature in Islamic leading, then again by what system does NSCIA act within Northern Nigeria and the way forward to strengthen leadership methods.
Leadership in Islam: Views, Methods, and Suggestions in the Nigerian Islamic Organization
Bashir Abdullatifa, Mohd Farid Mohd Sharifb
aBashir Abdullatif, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, bUniversiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia,
Email: abdullatifbashir@yahoo.co.uk, faridusm@usm.my
Abstract
This paper explores the idea of leadership from an Islamic viewpoint, discussing the purpose and its various manifestations by textual proofs of the Qur'an and teaching of the hadith of Prophet, peace, and blessing be upon him. This article examines the Islamic organization's characteristics of leadership dynamics within a Muslim majority and focuses on the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in Northern Nigeria. data This paper, however, draws on the analyzed data using a qualitative grounded theory, the essence of leadership, which investigated the subject methods within this specific background. Islamic Leadership resolves the challenging techniques Which exist in Muslims organizations then, thus suggests some actions and approach to advance the process of management in leading, comprising of enacting leadership, enacting following, accommodating complexity, sense-making, and embracing basics as an essential vital function. The paper would be of interest to anybody seeking to comprehend this nature in Islamic leading, then again by what system does NSCIA act within Northern Nigeria and the way forward to strengthen leadership methods.
Keywords: Leadership in Islam, Views, Method, Suggestion, Nigerian Organization.
Introduction
Leadership not only plays a vital role in managing an organization's affairs but also in shaping its followers’ lives. Leadership and leadership structures are central notions in Islam. According to Islam, the greatest leaders are the Prophets of Allah, Nuh (AS), Ibrahim (AS), Musa (AS), Isa (AS) and Muhammad (SAW), to name only a few. Because of noble bravery they were the most effective representatives, sincerity, truthfulness, modesty, compassion, and consultative strategy, and much else qualities. So, from their teachings and exemplary lives, we learn enough lessons. Ibn Khaldun, a philosopher, historian, and sociologist of the fourteenth century, stressed the personal characteristics of a leader whom he called "full information," necessary for good leadership:
Kindness, Forgiveness for misconduct, tolerance, perseverance guest compassion and maintenance of the indigent, understanding in unlikable conditions, discharge of duty engagements, consideration and adherence to religious rules and regulation and order, high regard for the aged and scholars, equity, review of the needs of followers for stopping deceit and corruption (Jamil, 2015).
The Qur'an reproaches humans for following an excellent example of Allah's Prophets, "Those were Allah's directed individuals obey their path (Qur'an. 60:90). And "To those of you who put your faith and confidence in Allah and the Last Day and often find Him, the Messenger of Allah is an amazing role model" (Quran 33:21). Via an Islamic standpoint, leadership is based on trust and obligation here and next life. A leader must represent (servant leadership), whether political or otherwise, and his followers must accept his authority. Sunni political theory leadership (as opposed to Shiite Islam) is centered on excellence and competency and is not hereditary.
Islam sets out guiding principles that are common for the fulfillment of leadership duty (Tamadonfar, 2019). Islam is not interested in the titles of leadership but in the structures and values of administration. Historically, the Islamic civilization Perfect examples of leadership systems, As well as the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the rightly guided Caliphs, and others such as Al-Aziz (d.720); Ayyub (d.1193) and so many more (Tamadonfar, 2019). A good number of articles on Islamic Leadership are written. Nevertheless, as regards this research, there is no
In-Text Citation: (Abdullatif & Sharif, 2020)
To Cite this Article: Abdullatif, B., & Sharif, M. F. M. (2020). Leadership in Islam: Views, Methods, and Suggestions in the Nigerian Islamic Organization. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(3), 174–182.
Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s)
Published by Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
