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In this video, Muhammad Alshareef discusses the dangers of a having a leadership void. To learn more about his Leadership certification, visit: http://www.nicheheroleadership.com/
Jazakallahu khairan
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ReplyDeleteMasjids are without leaders in the town I live in..Providence, RI, USA. Websites are out of date, calling various number I have spoken with children because their English was better, then provided misinformation. My husband is looking for someone else to solve the problem. I wish he could go to this program. He has leadership potential.
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ReplyDeletea 'leader' unifies a body of people to move forward with focus that the group could not accomplish without one(so you need one). A leader is either bringing people towards good or bad;if your not satisfied with the choices; step up.
You're going to write a book after all of this is done and sell it to only those Muslims you feel can actually benefit from it, right?
ReplyDeleteIf our leaders had the power of being a leader, we would be great communities. Instead, the Masjid's management, restricts the Imam's job since they decides who gets fired. SubhaanAllaah. We have the Imam in the front seat tied up with his seatbelt, and the people in the back seat trying to drive the car (and fighting over it).
The truth of this message is so glaring that one wonders why it isn't apparent to the people running the masjids. I see the "hot-potato-pass-it-on" leadership in my community in Scarborough all the time.
ReplyDeleteI also see that people think being a leader should be easy but having accepted a leadership role I see that it's hard (getting consensus/feedback from others, organizing/coordinating events, sharing a vision that everyone can commit to, etc.)and I know it's worth it.
Some masajid are dysfunctional in that the leaders are not able to do what is needed in the society due to the shura having the power to have the final word. That's all great if the shura are made up of upright people with Islamic knowledge, however, the shura may have engineers and doctors and they always have the final say since it is all about who have more money. It would be ideal if these professional muslims were also educated Islamically..but most times they look down upon the Emam so how will they ever allow the emam to make decisions that are good for the society. Question is...on youmal qiyamah who will be held accountable for the injustice done to society if the emam's hands are tied to do what is Islamically necessary in the society? I pray that Allah bless a group of sisters who can afford to go study Deen so that we can make a bigger difference in the lives of the people in our community, ameen. May Allah reward you ya Akhie, ya Shaykh, to continue educating us using technology, ameen.
ReplyDeletetake RESPONSIBILITY...STOP COMPLAINING
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Assalamu Alaikum,
ReplyDeleteI have some comments, then some questions which follow. Please take the time to answer them. Jazaakukm Allahu khairan.
In most masaajid, there is a masjid board (with no single leader) whose members conduct shura on various issues and then decide and implement. The imam is financially dependent on the masjid board and cannot take on any independent leadership role out of fear of "biting the hand that feeds him". So we can probably agree that in any individual masjid, there is no real leader other than the collective members of the board.
On a local level, there is no unified leader because each masjid does its own thing; most masaajid are based on ethnic grounds; its attendees are from a certain ethnic group (i.e. this is the lebanese masjid, the Egyptian masjid, the Somali masjid, or the indopak masjid, etc) and they also tackle issues usually related to their ethnic group. Moreover, it's members won't accept an individual to lead them if he is not from their particular ethnic group. Hence, we can safely conclude that no unified leader will appear since there is no single individual who is both Lebanese/Egyptian/Somali/Indopak/... at the same time! In most cases, there may be an inter-masaajid committee that gathers every so often to organize Eid prayers and other large community events (like an annual conference), but nothing beyond that. Therefore, there is no single individual that guides all masaajid in the city toward a single goal/vision.
After all this introduction, my question is: Oh dear Sheikh Mohammed, does the masjid/inter-masjid board constitute a valid model for leadership? Is this the model you are promoting? How can we encourage all masaajid to set aside their ethnic prejudices in order to select a single wise and influential member of the community to serve as their "unified leader"? Is it possible at all?
In regards to my last question, I was just thinking that even after the death of the prophet Mohammed - peace be upon him - Abu Bakr had mentioned to those gathered in Saqeefat Bani Saa'dah that the next leader/Khalifah would have to be someone from Quraysh since this is the only individual that all tribes in Arabia would accept and obey (since Quraysh were known for their religious status in Arabia). So at that time, they all agreed on a particular category of leader who would unify them; can we as Muslims do so nowadays?
Just some food for thought.
Jazaakallahu khairan for all your efforts. May Allah make you a source of benefit for everyone and raise your status in Jannah, ameen.
ALLAHU AKBAR! What a timely lecture mashaAllah. The more we ignore our responsibility of selecting a leader and the more the leader ignores his/her responsibilities the longer the Ummah will continue to be controlled by a mob who are going to waste generation after generation of innocent Muslim children. Alhamdulilah I have been part of many Islamic organizations since I was 15 (now I am 21) and the re-occurring cause of death in all these organizations is the lack of proper leadership. Either the leader does not consult his/her subordinates and chokes the organization of good suggestions or the leader consults his/her subordinates too much and so there are only suggestions and no actions. Respected Shaykh Muhammad, how can leaders strike a balance between these two extremes? JazakAllahu khairan always for your realistic and beneficial talks alhamdulilah.
ReplyDeleteJazak Allahu Khairun! This clip should be sent to our "mob leaders" in our communities. They could learn alot from your lectures.
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ReplyDeleteMajority of Muslims both the shepherds and the sheeps want change and progress. But the issue here is the knowledge (know how). In other words majority of muslims are lacking any knowledge in any field: Islamic and others (finance, management etc).
Until we have groups people: graduates ... epertise we will not rise from the ...
MashAlla, JazakAllah Khair for reawakening our minds, not to become a mob but a part of totally organised Ummah
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ReplyDeleteAfter watching the video and reading some of the comments, I am still left with the feeling that it lacks real analysis of the situation in most of the Masajids these days. Granted that you need "leader" or driver in a car so that it can purposefully take you to your desired destination. IT ALSO NEEDS FUEL.
Most modern day muslims are content to just lamenting our situation but not motivated to take personal responsibility to do something about it. In other words ... FILL THE GAS TANK. It cannot go anywhere without it no matter how competent the driver. Yes, I am talking about putting your money to work. Don't expect the rich to do it for you. Remember, they became rich by focusing on themselves. Sometime they would undertake to "build" masajid but only for self glorification and control.
UNLESS ALL OF US ACCEPT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR RELIGION WE WILL REMAIN WHERE WE ARE.
Next, let us talk about leadership. We have a CRITICAL DEARTH OF IMAMS who are knowledgeable about Islam as well as understand the pressures of modern day world. They should be able to learn from the past and translate it to the present. Let the community INVEST in proper education of Imams to actually lead a community and make it worthwhile for them to adopt this line of work as a profession that commands respect and affords them a decent standard of living. Short of that you will only get Imams who can recite Qura'n and talk about 5 pillars of Islam, quite oblivious to the fact that the pillers, by themselves, are useless unless they support a structure buit above them.
WITHOUT A DEEP PERSONAL SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITTMENT ON OUR PART, WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
GEM: It's either Mob or Mock Leadership.
ReplyDeleteMock is when the mob steps over the leader, not taking him seriously.