Leading With Compassion: Anchoring Leadership Practices in Prophetic Traditions

By Louay M Safi

"Louay Safi is a preeminent American Muslim intellectual of our time. This combined with his vast practical knowledge in community development places him in a unique position of authority to write on the complex issue of compassionate leadership. Safi has done a brilliant job in analyzing the subject matter, providing appropriate normative Islamic examples, and extending the theory with practical illustrations on how to foster compassionate leadership in the continued development of the Muslim experience in America. A must read!" Prof. Parvez Ahmed, University of North Florida Leading with Compassion offers the reader the opportunity to explore effective leadership from an authentic Islamic perspective. Dr. Safi has done the American Islamic community a great service by explaining and providing a context for Islamic leadership in an easy to digest form. This book is a must read for those who desire to help lead the Islamic community in the 21st century Dr. Miles K. Davis, Associate Professor of Management, Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship, Shenandoah University This invaluable addition to the literature on leadership in the Muslim community is different in one important way: It makes as its point of departure the management style of the Prophet Muhammad, who, as Safi convincingly explains, led with compassion. Compassionate leadership is particularly useful to those trying to empower the disenfranchised sectors of the community, those in the difficult position, that is, of speaking truth to power. Dr. Muneer Fareed, Secretary General, Islamic Society of North America

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432736671
• ISBN13: 9781432736675
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Outskirts Pr
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 0.5" x 6.1"