LEADERSHIP TRAITS AND PRINCIPLES OF HIGHER LEVEL EDUCATIONAL HEADS IN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

As a religion and a way of life, Islam is widely practiced. It offers a lot of teachings and guidelines that govern individual behavior and attitudes, along with the process of leadership and followership. The perspective of Islamic leadership, the qualities and principles of Islamic leader is one of the most talked or speak about topic amongst the Muslim countries from the last two decades. The subject has been discussed by many educational heads and practitioners. In this study I have conducted systematic literature review on Islamic Perspective of Leadership of Educational Heads: Traits and Principles at Higher Level to report the importance of Islamic leadership in educational institutes. The purpose was to give a detailed overview and understanding of the Islamic Perspective of leadership of educational heads and their character traits at the higher level. It describes that how the educational heads can perceive the principles of Islamic leadership while providing the contemporary education. According to Islam, religion is a way of life that teaches people to be good in their words and actions. Therefore, in the lives of Muslims, education seeks to transform human behavior in accordance with Islamic principles. A systematic procedure has been followed to select relevant studies on the topic. This research was purely based on secondary data. The majority of the data was gathered from the Quran, previously available published literature, journals, articles, books, recorded sermons and many linked studies related to the topic was included in the review from digital library and the data base of University of Education. The search was limited to publications from 2000 and 2021. The detailed descriptive analysis of data explains the importance of Islamic leadership at higher level educational institutes in all over the world. Study results conclude that the leadership traits, as described by Islam, are compulsory to be followed by all the leaders, educational heads, who want their leadership to be effective and successful in this world and hereafter. In order to create a disciplined, cultured, and united society, leaders must understand importance of Islamic leadership for instill value in education.