Prophet Muhammad's Leadership Qualities

Question No 1: Select any leader (national/international), study about him/her and list the leadership traits/qualities in that leader.

Holy Prophet ﷺ has been a great leader for all mankind. I as a Muslim believe that he ﷺ was a wise leader and a best man who ever lived on Earth. He ﷺ is great guidance for all mankind till the doomsday. He ﷺ has a lot of leadership traits so all of them cannot be explained as an answer of a 10 mark’s question. I will list some of his ﷺ qualities.

Kind leader to follow

“The worst of guardians is a cruel ruler. Beware of becoming one of them.” (Sahih Muslim)

“There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern.” (Al-Quran-ul-Kareem)

Perception and far sightedness

“The Truce of

He ﷺ had same behavior in front and behind the back of person. He ﷺ never badmouth for anyone. He ﷺ had a transparent personality.

Generosity

He ﷺ has been a generous leader. He ﷺ always distribute war booty fairly as Allah ordered in Al-Quran.

“The Prophet ﷺ did not refuse to give anything which He had to someone if he asked for it.” (Bukhari)

Confident

It is crucial trait of a leader to believe in Allah and be confident. He ﷺ has always been confident in every work due to Allah’s help. He ﷺ never did anything without Allah’s order that’s why he ﷺ was always confident.

Positivity

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ always showed positive behavior, mercy, and kindness. He ﷺ always thanked Allah in every situation of life. It was his ﷺ habit to smile.

“You do not do evil to those who do evil to you, but you deal with them with forgiveness and kindness.” (Prophet Muhammad ﷺ)

Loyalty

The incident of Valley She’eb abi Talib is the biggest example of loyalty for our great leader of mankind ﷺ. He ﷺ never betray in that painful time. Even Khadijah (R.A) passed away in one of those years but he ﷺ were always steadfast. Even Holy Prophet ﷺ was offered with jewels in order to restrain from preaching but he ﷺ never

According to sacred scripture:

“...And (the believers conduct) their affairs by mutual consultation…” (Al-Quran-ul-Kareem)

Determination

The life of the Holy Prophet ﷺ comprises of several instances of determination. The people of Taif threw stones on Holy Prophet ﷺ but he never gave up from preaching and leading people to right path. He ﷺ always prayed for their straight path. Nothing could stop Holy Prophet ﷺ from leading people.

Allah gave him motivation to determinate and do not grieve:

“Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us.” (Al-Quran-ul-Kareem)

Patience

Holy Prophet ﷺ was a man of patience. All the family members of Holy Prophet ﷺ was forced to withdraw from Makkah and to live in boycott for 3 years in Valley She’eb abi Talib. But all of them were patience. Even Khadijah (R.A) passed away in one of those years but Holy Prophet ﷺ was always patience and steadfast.

Significant power

“My choice of Muhammad ﷺ to lead the list of world’s most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in the history who was supremely successful on both the secular and religious level.” (Michael