Leaders’ Decision Making and Conflict Management Framework in Light of Islamic Teachings

Abstract

Decision-making is an essential and very significant part of leadership. Decision-making can be done to solve a problem like conflict resolution or can be done to achieve goals, targets, or tasks. The objectives of this paper are two. The first objective is to explore the Islamic teachings for leaders regarding decision making and conflicts management. The second objective is to develop a framework based on the findings. In this regard, this paper uses the library research method, which also can be called a non-systematic literature review. Since Islam guided every aspect of life, so these important areas of life are not left without guidance. As the process of general decision-making principle, Islamic teachings are Istikharah (Prayer to Allah) and Istisharah (Consultation with team). It is the best quality of leader that he in consultation with colleague should be there for the work. Similarly, the general teaching for leaders after taking decisions is trust in Allah. There are also specific problem-solving decisions related guidance, for example, conflicts resolutions, beside of the general decision-making teachings. Islam also says avoid unnecessary conflicts and there should be proper confirmations of the information. Similarly, if a conflict occurs in different groups of believers, Islamic teaching is also guided there. So, the overall Islamic teachings guide about decision-making, problem-solving, and conflicts resolutions