| Azlan Othman |
BRUNEI Darussalam continuously strives to empower leadership and management in many of its structure and community. In the process of learning and using methodology of leadership and management from the works of modern management scholars, we are searching and applying Islamic leadership and management based on As-Sunnah.
Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman yesterday noted this in his keynote address at the first International Conference on Islamic Leadership and Management 2016 (ICILM 2016) at Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA).
The minster said, in empowering public service, in fine-tuning the organisation and in enhancing the capability of its workforce, we choose the approach of embracing superior Islamic teachings and values based on As-Sunnah.
It is not excessive to say that in modern administration and management, especially public service, Islam has not expressed its tested product compared to the Islamic products found in financial and banking institutions.
Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman delivers his speech. – PHOTOS: AZLAN OTHMAN
Deputy Minister of Education Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Bahrom bin Pengiran Haji Bahar, centre, and others at the conference
Values or religious teachings in Islamic financing, goods transaction or insurance, when applied to modern banking and financing, would not only mean embracing terms like Syariah compliance, but coming up with banking, financing and an insurance system with no interest (Riba) and being called as Islamic bank, Takaful, Sukuk (Islamic bond).
It indicates that although we are in high spirit to put Islamic leadership and management based on As-Sunnah, we must be aware that our leadership and management is not static, but dynamic, ever-changing and developing according to social and political changes experienced by the institutions.
The conference carries the theme ‘Dynamic Leadership and Management Based on As-Sunnah’ and is organised by the Economics and Islamic Finance Faculty of UNISSA.
The conference gathers new research or that has been renewed relating to Islamic management and leadership thoughts, to gather renowned Islamic scholars regionally and internationally to enrich the research resources relating to Islamic management and leadership. It also gives participants the opportunity to acquire priceless knowledge through discussions.
Some 150 participants are participating in the conference, with 30 working papers being presented in Malay, English and Arabic. The paper presenters are from six countries, from 18 higher institutions and non-government organisations (NGOs).
The papers focus on the principle and basic policy on leadership and management according to Islam; several examples of Islamic leadership and management practised in many fields such as finance, family, law, community and international relations by global organisations; how Islamic leadership and management meet the basis of Syariah; problem solving in the community through Islamic management and leadership; and examples of efforts to build Islamic leadership and management among students.
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