Leadership in our world and in Islam.

1. Leadership
Presented & Designed By:
Umar Ali (MS,MCSD,MCSA)

2. Who is leader?
A leader is one who goes first and
leads by example, so that others are
motivated to follow him.
What is Leadership?
Leadership means different things to
different people around the world, and
different things in different situations.
For example, it could relate to
community leadership, religious
leadership, political leadership, and
leadership of campaigning groups.
Reference:
http://www.vtaide.com/gleanings/leader.htm
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_41.htm
Leaders are people who do the right
thing.

3. The essence of leadership
◎Leadership refers to ability of one individual to
influence others.
◎The influence is exercised to change the behavior
of others.
◎Change of behavior is caused with an objective of
achieving a shared goal.
◎The person influencing others(leader) possesses a
set of qualities or characteristics with which he or
she to influence others.
◎Leadership is a group phenomenon. It involves
interaction between two or more people.

4. 4. Motivation skills
 Encourage people
 Celebrate success
 Back your staff
 Help out
5. Responsibility
 Accept blame
 Solve problems
 Lead by example
6. Integrity
 Do the right thing
 Be honest
 Avoid gossip
 Do your best

1. Vision
 Focus on the big picture
 Be ambitious
2. Confidence
 Know yourself
 Be decisive
 Control stress
 Accept criticism
3. People skills
 Listen
 Be flexible
 Be supportive
Leadership Skills
Reference :
http://www.askmen.com/money/successful_100/116c_suc
cess.html

5. Leadership Theories
• Great Man Theory
• Trait Theory
• Behavioral Theories
o Ohio state Studies and Michigan Studies
o Managerial Grid
• Contingency Theory
o Fiedler’s Least Preferred Co-worker (LPC) Theory
o Cognitive Resource Theory
• Situational Theory
o Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Theory
o House’s Path Goal Theory
o Leader Participation Model

6. “
Leaders are born, not made.
(Gandhi, Lincoln, Napoleon)
Great Man Theory

7. “
Assume that people inherit
certain qualities and traits that
make them better suited to
leadership.
Trait Theory
Reference :
https://www.verywell.com/leadership-theories-2795323

8. “
Great leaders are made, not
born.
Behavioral Theory
Reference :
https://www.verywell.com/leadership-theories-2795323

9. “
No leadership style is best in all
situations.
Contingency Theory
Reference :
https://www.verywell.com/leadership-theories-2795323

10. “
A situational leader is anybody
anywhere who recognizes that
influencing behavior is not an
event but a process.
– Dr. Paul Hersey
Situational Theory
Reference :
https://situational.com/the-cls-difference/situational-
leadership-what-we-do/

11. Leadership In Islam
Definition of a Leader
A leader is one who:
◎Organizes
Physical assets
Intellectual assets
Provides guidance
◎Influences
Action
Behaviors
◎Achieves set goals

12. Quran on leadership
‫ا‬َ‫ق‬َ‫أ‬ ِ‫ض‬ ْ‫ر‬َ ْ‫اْل‬ ‫ي‬ِ‫ف‬ ْ‫م‬ُ‫ه‬‫ا‬َّ‫ن‬َّ‫ك‬َّ‫م‬ ‫ن‬ِ‫إ‬ َ‫ين‬ِ‫ذ‬َّ‫ال‬َ‫ة‬‫ا‬َ‫ك‬َّ‫الز‬ ‫ا‬ ُ‫و‬َ‫ت‬‫آ‬ َ‫و‬ َ‫ة‬ َ‫َل‬َّ‫ص‬‫ال‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫م‬
َ‫ك‬‫ن‬ُ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ ِ‫ن‬َ‫ع‬ ‫ا‬ ْ‫و‬َ‫ه‬َ‫ن‬ َ‫و‬ ِ‫وف‬ُ‫ر‬ْ‫ع‬َ‫م‬ْ‫ال‬ِ‫ب‬ ‫وا‬ُ‫ر‬َ‫م‬َ‫أ‬ َ‫و‬ُ‫م‬ُ ْ‫اْل‬ ُ‫ة‬َ‫ب‬ِ‫ق‬‫ا‬َ‫ع‬ ِ َّ ِ‫ّلِل‬ َ‫و‬ ۗ ِ‫ر‬ِ‫ور‬
[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give
zakah and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. And to Allah belongs the outcome of
[all] matters.
‫کام‬ ‫نيک‬ ‫اور‬ ‫کريں‬ ‫ادا‬ ‫ة‬ ٰ‫زکو‬ ‫اور‬ ‫پڑهيں‬ ‫نماز‬ ‫تو‬ ‫ديں‬ ‫دسترس‬ ‫ميں‬ ‫ملک‬ ‫کو‬ ‫ان‬ ‫ہم‬ ‫اگر‬ ‫کہ‬ ‫ہيں‬ ‫لوگ‬ ‫وہ‬ ‫يہ‬
‫ميں‬ ‫اختيار‬ ‫کے‬ ‫ہی‬ ‫خدا‬ ‫انجام‬ ‫کا‬ ‫کاموں‬ ‫سب‬ ‫اور‬ ‫کريں‬ ‫منع‬ ‫سے‬ ‫کاموں‬ ‫برے‬ ‫اور‬ ‫ديں‬ ‫حکم‬ ‫کا‬ ‫کرنے‬‫ہے‬
Al-Quran, 022.041 (Al-Hajj)
Reference :
http://quran.com/22

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