Leadership qualities of Prophet Muhammad SAW

1. Iman Ali (11G4)
Prophetic Leadership Quality
Ethics
Theprophet’sdemonstrationofethicsisdirectlylinkedtohisfaithand
connectionwithAllah(SWT). Truthandtrustiscriticaltoanykindof
leadership. Evenbeforebeingcommissionedasaprophet,MuhammadPBUH
wasknownasAlSadiqAlAmin:thetruthfulandtrustworthy.
Vision
AllahSWTgaveMuhammadPBUHthemissionofprophethoodattheageof40.
WhileAllahSWTsethimthevision,theprophetneededtimetounderstandit,
interpretitandtranslateitpracticallyontheground.
TheHudaybiatreatyshowedtheProphet’swisdominacceptingsometermsin
thetreatythatacompanionoftheProphetlikeOmaribnalKhatabrefused.Itwas
provenlateronthatthesetermsthattheProphetacceptedandOmarrefused
wereforthebenefitofIslam.
Strategy
TheProphetPBUHwasverystrategicintheexerciseofhisleaderships.Heused
strategyindelegation,inselectingandgivingtaskstothemostappropriate
personsuitableforthattask.
Aneffectivecommunicator

2. Iman Ali (11G4)
TheProphetPBUHspokeinclearvoice,slowlyandwasverymucharticulate.
Whenhe(PBUH)addressedagathering,hespoketoeveryonethere.Healways
explainedeverypintclearlyuntilhiscompanionsunderstood.
Equality
ProphetMuhammadpreachedtheimportanceoftheequalityofhumankind.In
hislastsermontheProphetstated:AllmankindisfromAdamandEve,anArab
hasnosuperiorityoveranon-Arabnoranon-Arabhasanysuperiorityoveran
Arab;alsoaWhitehasnosuperiorityoveraBlacknoraBlackhasanysuperiority
overaWhiteexceptbypietyandgoodaction.LearnthateveryMuslimisa
brothertoeveryMuslimandthattheMuslimsconstituteonebrotherhood.
NothingshallbelegitimatetoaMuslimwhichbelongstoafellowMuslimunless
it wasgivenfreelyandwillingly.
Courageanddetermination.
Courageanddeterminationarequalitieswhicheveryleadermustembrace,
acquire,andpossess.Courageanddeterminationemanatefromstrongfaithand
beliefandthecompletesatisfactionofone’srighteousness.Andthisindeedis
learntfromourbelovedProphetMuhammad(PBUH)’spersonality.
MutualconsultationandUnity.
TheHolyProphetMuhammad(S.A.W)himselfpracticedthisvalueandinalmost
allimportantmattersconsultedwithhiscolleaguesandcompanions.

3. Iman Ali (11G4)
JusticeandCompassion.
ProphetMuhammadaswellashiswiseCaliphsandcompanionsattachedgreat
importancetojusticeandcompassion.
theProphetMuhammadpossessednotonlytransformationalleadershipvalues
butthathealsopossessedextraordinaryvalueswhichmadehimauniqueleader
inthehistoryofhumankind.
TheIslamicLeadershipModelandtheprinciplesassociatedwithitoffera
leadershipalternativewhichcanopenthedoorofexcellenceandachievement.
TheprinciplesaregleanedfromtheQuranthewordsoftheMightyWise,the
practiceandsayingsofProphetMuhammad,thecharacteranddeedsofthe
CaliphsandothergreatMuslimleaderswhowithmeagermeansandenormous
hurdlesreachedthezenithofexcellence.