The Components of Transformational Leadership based on the Biography of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) in the Holy Quran with Considerations in the Field of Education

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1 Associate Professor of the Department of Islamic Education and Educational Sciences, Imam Sadiq University (AS), Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD student in educational management, Imam Sadegh University (AS), Tehran, Iran .

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The purpose of the current research is to identify the components of transformational leadership based on the biography of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) in the Holy Quran with considerations in the field of education. The qualitative method of text analysis was used to conduct the research, and the source of data was the Holy Quran and specialized management and Islamic texts. In the first part of the article, specialized management resources, theoretical foundations, and research background in the field of transformational leadership are examined, and the second part, identifies the components of transformational leadership in the life of Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH), the verses and narrations related to his life in the books A commentary has been reviewed and quoted. Based on the findings of the research, the components of transformational leadership can be divided into three main areas: First, the characteristics of the transformation agent (including honesty, expressing love and respect with determination, knowledge and awareness, and courage and bravery). ; Second, the driving factors of the transformation process (including starting at the individual and relative level, paying attention to personal gains and losses, identifying threats and risks, expressing strong arguments, reasoning skills, referring to nature and reason, using methods). Accompanying to encourage the audience to think, using the step-by-step method, acquitting the opinion and not the opinion owner and using questioning literature). Third, the factors inhibiting the transformation process (including the fear of weakening interests and power, misplaced prejudices, ignorance, and the illusion of being harmed by transformation). As a result, educational leaders at low levels, like prophets, have a serious mission in the field of reforming and guiding society and creating transformation in it. The necessity of transformation in the field of education is the existence of transformative educational leaders who, in addition to having special characteristics, pay attention to promotional and inhibiting factors and use them in their educational programs.

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Islamic Perspective on Educational Science
Volume 11, Issue 21
July 2023
Pages 59-89

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