Encyclopedia of Islamic Management Theory (V 1 of 9) [The Core]

By Prof Javed Iqbal Saani

All prayers to Allah (SWT), the exalted, slat wa slam to all the Prophet () (AS) especially upon the last (), mercy and blessings upon his noble companions. May Allah (SWT) bestow upon his forgiveness to the entire ummah and ummah of all the Prophets (AS). And all those who received the right guidance. The literature about administration discipline started with rationality theories. For example, the proponent of Scientific Management tried to find out the best way to take work from employees. The classical school enhanced the idea through induction of "Rules" to make it more rational. The contingency experts opposed them on the ground that there is "No best way to do things". It depends on the situation. The System theorists added by saying pay attention on individual parts will create added impacts on outcome. Thus, they augmented rationality. It worked for some time but exhausted soon. However, "Humanists" came for their rescue and put forward soft issues to boost productivity. But none has paid attention to "Welfare" of those who are the critical factor beyond the machine i.e., people. Therefore, Islamic Administration/Management Theory offers it in addition to the premises of other theories. Islamic Management is the way to manage resources of an organization as per the guidelines of Sharia. Allah SWT has created family as the first organization for humanity and defined the organization structure. Allah SWT has appointed male as head of that entity; his wife and children are subordinates and Allah SWT ordered his wife and children to obey him. Allah SWT has sent various prophets (AS) who guided humanity at different times and places. The prophets (AS) functioned as head of the people to whom they were deputed. Prophet Muhammad () was the last of them. He was sent for the entire humanity till the Last Day. The Prophet () taught us various aspects of life. For instance, the way of managing organizations. However, everything he conveyed to us was from Allah SWT who has created Management system. He SWT says obey Allah SWT, His Prophet (), and your leader/manager/administrator. The Prophet () said, appoint a leader when you are three in a journey. It is the span of control in contemporary terms; it means one person should control two subordinates. We can also apply it to other situations. It suggests that the Prophet Muhammad () had introduced modern administrative concepts centuries ago; therefore, it is the evidence of Islam being a natural way of managing organisations because it is the complete code of life. The idea of compiling an encyclopaedia of Islamic Management Theory (IMT) stuck in my mind when Maulana Ibrahim Sahib saw my book "Managing Organisations as per the Islamic Teachings" and called it an encyclopaedia. Therefore, I have compiled most of my work in nine volumes. Each volume includes related work with number of page limitation per volume by the publisher. For example, the first volume is "The Core" of the subject which has the following topics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F62NX2C4
• ISBN13: 9798280995604
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 567 Pages
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.3" x 8.5"