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

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
motivatedto
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 actionsas 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

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 .


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 braves
man, womans 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 Suelimans
(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
Suelimans army can be easily won, she pointed out that they
have no information regarding the strength of Suelimans
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 WAY TO BE PRACTISED OF BUDDHISM

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 ISLAM

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 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.

CONCLUSION
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.