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The Leadership Crisis in the Muslim Community To lead successfully, one must have a goal
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The Leadership Crisis in the Muslim Community
To lead successfully, one must have a goal
Mirza Yawar BaigTo light up the world by igniting minds
Work Experience: International Speaker, Trainer, Consultant
with 16 years in Corporate General Management, 23 years in Training & Organizational Development.
Director / Professional Member: Cranes Software International Limited Indian Society for Applied Behavioural Science
Entrepreneur: 1994: Founded
Education: IIM-A , P-CMM®, MBTI©, WSA©, ISABS
Books: The Holy Cat Hiring Winners Present Your Way to the Top Leadership is a Personal Choice The Business of Family Business
Member Consultant Panel:USA GE Corporate University, Crotonville Oracle Corporate University, CA AMA International, New York Andersen Corporate University, MNIndia Osmania University, Hyderabad Loyola Academy, MBA College, Hyderabad Indian National Police Academy, Hyderabad SSB Academy, Gwaldam, India
Clients Include:GE, Oracle, Motorola, Microsoft, IBM, Digital-Compaq,National Semiconductor, Unilever, BSNL, Tata
Indicom,Colgate, Asian Paints, Siemens, Wartsila, MphasiS,Bangalore Labs, EXL Service, World Bank-CGIAR,
TataCorporate, J & J, Accenture, Zeneca Seeds, ShantaBiotech, Advanta, Reuters, Air India, Yusuf BinAhmed Kanoo, Olam, Regal Beloit, Reliance World,
NISSparta, AMKA, Emami Group, Suzlon, JP Morgan
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What is our goal?Who does it
inspire?
What is leadership?
To understand the crisis we need to understand the
nature of leadership
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Changing times – Others & We
5Do we have a modern definition of leadership?
‘Khilafat’ without knowledge
The Khulafa-e-Raashida were also Ulama
When Khilafat changed to monarchy compliant ‘Ulama’ were encouraged and ‘Ulama-ul-Haq’ were tortured and killed
When preservation of family and wealth became the priority, Islam and its needs were discarded
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Abul Fazal was one of the biggest ‘Ulama’ of his timeHe helped Akbar to create Deen-e-Ilaahi
Values of leadership changed
When our leadership changed its nature, its values changed as well
Our leaders ‘enslaved’ the people instead of being their ‘servants’
This eroded their stature and moral authority and encouraged people to rebel against a leader who was no different from themselves
Respect is a state of the heart and must be earned. Respect is not a function of authority or power.
Leaders feared followers It was only Sayyidina Omar ibn al Khattab (R) who
could sleep under a tree Al Walid (715) recalled Musa Bin Nusair & Tariq
bin Ziyad at the height of the Spanish campaign and his successor Sulaiman stripped them of all rank and they died in obscurity in Damascus
Mohammad bin Qasim was recalled from India and was executed
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Ask: What happens to young leaders in our organizations today?
Elsewhere in the Muslim world
The same story was repeated in other parts of the Muslim world The Moghals are a prime example
Aurangzeb imprisoned his father, killed his brothers and ‘conquered’ Muslim kingdoms of Golconda and Bijapur
His Commander in Chief was Maharajah Mirza Jai Singh commanding an army of Rajputs and Marathas
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Unfortunately this story was not new and was repeated again and again
Changed priorities From creating a moral society
To amassing wealth, enjoyment, display From serving people
To enslaving people, forcing subordination From opening doors for Islam
To conquest of land and people People were discouraged from entering Islam
For fear of losing the revenue from jizya
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The injustice of caste was actively supported
Lessons not learnt
Unfortunately our ‘cherry picking’ way of teaching Islamic history successfully prevents us from learning its lessons
Nations which don’t learn from their history are condemned to repeat it
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Our biggest weakness is the unwillingness to look at ourselves critically
Nature of the crisis Our crisis today is not a lack of
leadership but a lack of ‘followership’
Question: If you are asked to elect an ‘Ameer’ for all Muslims, who will you pick?
Will your choice be accepted by all?
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Today we have 1.5 Bn. KhulafaJust as we have 1.5 Bn. Muftis
Window of Opportunity
In the life of every man and woman comes a time when they have a unique opportunity to make an impact and influence others.
Those who succeed, are the ones who anticipate and prepare for it and recognize it and act when it opens.
The choice is ours. So is the benefit.
6, Steps for a Solution
What we created, we can change
Re-create the Ummah Bridge the gap between Ulama &
others Create a Jamiat-ul-Ummah (include
others) One for all, all for one
Practice this concept & react as needed Create platforms of common interests
Learn to live with differences
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Only we can prevent ‘Divide and Rule’
Change our Attitudes Principles must always take precedence
Everything begins with moral authority Encourage critical dissent & analysis
Blind obedience creates paralyzed minds Learn how to dispute effectively
Disagreeing without being disagreeable Learn & teach how to think
To draw lessons from history & create strategies
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Respect must be earned, not inherited
Change our Valuation Primacy of obedience to Allah
Boycott the willfully disobedient Value knowledge & those who
have it Knowledge is the source of all power
Value and encourage social service Islam will triumph by the winning of
hearts
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Lead by personal example
Change our teaching Curricula must be reviewed
With a focus on application in today’s world
Teaching methods must change Use the best of modern methods and
tools Become techno-savvy
This must be a basic qualification
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Teach with love
Change our focus Actively seek to lead in all walks of life
Develop the skills to inspire leadership Enter politics, administration, army
Wealth without power is a recipe for disaster
Put expiry dates on leaders: Emeritus Elders And make succession planning a part of life
Focus on higher education Seek to influence by leveraging knowledge
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Seeking excellence is the best way to inspire.Complacency is the mother of all evil.
Change our definition Define us in terms of global impact
For that is the definition of the Qur’an Do a ‘Contribution Audit’ in all
spheres Put teeth in it: Change ineffective
leaders Focus on providing solutions
Because people love problem solvers
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Intention is not the same as achievementOnly achievements can be ‘encashed’
People remember us, not by what we
consumed – But by what we
contributed.
Our Window is
open nowWhat are we ready
to do?
