The Efficacy of Leadership According to the Contemporary Islamic Perspective

Abstract

Leadership is the process of influencing the activities of individuals and groups, directing those activities towards achieving a specific goal, and coordinating their efforts to ensure high productivity efficiency. It is the act of guiding a group of people in a determined and planned direction by motivating them to work of their own volition. The significance of this research lies in the fact that modern administrative leadership is a positive activity exercised by a specific person in the field of administrative supervision over others, aimed at achieving a particular purpose through influence and persuasion or by employing formal authority when necessary. The research indicates the existence of common denominators in leadership, including leading people, guiding them, persuading them, and motivating them to achieve goals through persuasion and satisfaction. The research addresses the issue of empowering the essence of the leadership process, which lies in the individual's innate abilities that enable them to influence the behavior and emotions of a group of others, where the individual possesses the ability to impact others through leadership. The importance of leadership lies in achieving happiness for people in this world and the hereafter, and guiding them to the satisfaction of Allah Almighty through the application of divine laws and Islamic systems. The research concludes that human interactions are rich with various forms of interaction between an individual and others, where the influence of one individual on the feelings and behavior of others manifests in different ways, influenced by many variables, sometimes personal and at other times social.