CONTEMPORARY &

ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP

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 SUBJECT SYNOPSIS

• The course seeks to study the history of leadership theory from

the ‘Great Man’ Theory of born leaders to Transformational
Leadership Theory included in an Islamic leadership perspective.
The course will explore the knowledge base and skills necessary to
be an integrity and effective leader in a variety of setting.
Students will assess their personal leadership qualities and
develop a plan to enhance their leadership potential.

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 LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Identify, describe and discuss the theoretical concepts of

leadership.
2. Analyze and propose solutions for selected organization problems and
cases in society.
3. Describe, apply and critique selected leadership skills through problem
solving, role-playing and simulation to organization or society.
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 ULTIMATE EDUCATION OBJECTIVE

THE PREFECT OF HUMAN BEING

UNIVERSAL MAN
INSANUL KAMIL / AL INSAN KULYY
A MAN OF ADAB

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 A man of adab (insan adabi) is defined as:

• the one who is sincerely conscious of his responsibilities towards

the true God; who understands and fulfills his obligations to
himself and others in his society with justice, and who constantly
strives to improve every aspect of himself towards perfection as a
man of adab [insan adabi].

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 PRINCIPAL

• MAIN, CHIEF, PRIMARY, LEADING, FOREMOST, FIRST, FIRST LINE,

MOST IMPORTANT, PREDOMINANT,

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 CONCEPT

• AN ABSTRACT IDEA, A GENERAL NOTION, A PLAN, INTENTION,

MENTAL PICTURE

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 HISTORY

• THE STUDY OF PAST EVENTS (HUMAN AFFAIR)

• THE PAST
• FORMER TIMES
• HISTORICAL EVENTS
• THE OLDEN DAYS
• YESTERDAY
• AN EVENTFUL EVENTS

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 THE GREAT MAN THEORY

• The Great Man theory is a 19th-century idea according to which history

can be largely explained by the impact of "great men", or heroes; highly
influential individuals who, due to either their personal charisma,
intelligence, wisdom, or political skill utilized their power in a way that
had a decisive historical impact. The theory was popularized in the
1840s by Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle. But in 1860 Herbert Spencer
formulated a counter-argument that has remained influential throughout
the 20th century to the present: Spencer said that such great men are
the products of their societies, and that their actions would be
impossible without the social conditions built before their lifetimes

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 “ The history of the world is but
the biography of great men ”

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 CORE REFERENCES

• AL QURAN
• AS SUNNAH – HADITH, SIRAH,

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 CONTENT OUTLINE

• THE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIP

• LEADERSHIP AND POWER
• LEADERSHIP AND COERCION
• LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
• KHALIFAH & IMAMMAH
• SYURA
• APPROACH OF LEADERSHIP
• THEORY OF LEADERSHIP
• TRANSFORMATIONAL & TRANSACTIONAL
• WOMEN & LEADERSHIP
• CULTURE & LEADERSHIP
• LEADERSHIP ETHICS
• CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF LEADERSHIP

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