HADITH: Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) said: “When you are three people, appoint one from amongst you as your leader. (Munawi, Faidhul Qadir, I, 431 (Muslim, Nessai, Ahmad)
EVERY HUMAN COMMUNITY HAS A LEADER
(Remember) the day when We will call every people with their leaders ; then whoever is given his book in his right hand, these shall read their book; and they shall not be dealt with a whit unjustly. (Surat al-Isra, 71)
PROPHET ABRAHAM (A.S.) BEING MADE AN IMAM FOR PEOPLE
And when his Lord tried Abraham with certain words, he fulfilled them. He said: Surely I will make you a leader of men. Abraham said: And of my offspring? My covenant does not include the unjust, said He. (Surat al-Baqara, 124)
THOSE IN COMMAND
You who believe! obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in command among you...( Surat an-Nisa, 59)
When news of any matter reaches them they spread it about, whether it is of a reassuring or disquieting nature. If they had only referred it to the Messenger and those in command among them, those among them, able to discern the truth about it would have had proper knowledge of it. (An-Nisa, 83)
MASTERS OF DIVINE KNOWLEDGE
Surely We revealed the Torah in which was guidance and light; with it the prophets who submitted themselves (to Allah) judged (matters) for those who were Jews, and the masters of Divine knowledge and the doctors, because they were required to guard (part) of the Book of Allah, and they were witnesses thereof; therefore fear not the people and fear Me, and do not take a small price for My communications; and whoever did not judge by what Allah revealed, those are they that are the unbelievers. (Surat al-Mai’da /44)
IN THE QUR'AN, MUSLIMS PRAY TO BE AN EXAMPLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE PIETY
..those who say, ‘Our Lord, give us joy in our wives and children and make us a good example for those who have fear of Allah’; (Surat al-Furqan, 74)
EGYPT’S KING: PROPHET JOSEPH (A.S.) BEING GIVEN A HIGH RANK, A TRUSTED ADVISOR
And the King said: "Bring him to me so that I may employ him to my person." So when he spoke to him, he said: "Today you are with us in high rank and trusted."
(Yusuf 54)
PROPHET JOSEPH (A.S.) BECOMING A MANAGER
There, Joseph said: "Now, O king, that you have faith in me, then entrust ''me with the granaries and the storehouses of the agricultural and natural products of the land and with the treasuries of the realm, and you shall find me trustworthy and capable of guarding the interests of the kingdom and knowing how to manage and administer affairs cleverly". (Surah Yusuf, 55)
ALLAH GAVE POWER TO PROPHET JOSEPH (A.S.)
And thus We established Joseph in the land so he could live in any place he pleased. We grant Our grace to anyone We will and We do not allow to go to waste the wage of any people who do good. (Surah Yusuf, 56)
THE POWER OF DHU’L-QARNAYN
They will ask you about Dhu’l-Qarnayn. Say: ‘I will tell you something about him.’
Verily We established his power on Earth, and We gave him the ways and the means to all ends. (Surat al-Kahf,/ 83-84)
PHARAOH LEADING HIS PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AND ON THE DAY OF RISING
..to Pharaoh and his ruling circle. They followed Pharaoh’s command but Pharaoh’s command was not rightly guided.
He will go ahead of his people on the Day of Rising and lead them down into the Fire. What an evil watering-hole to be led to! (Hud/97-98)
SONS OF ISRAEL ASKING FOR A LEADER FROM ALLAH
What do you think about the council of the tribe of Israel after Moses’ time when they said to one of their Prophets, ‘Give us a king and we will fight in the Way of Allah!’... (Surat al-Baqara, 246)
RULER TALUT
Their Prophet said to them, ‘Allah has appointed Talut to be your king.’ They said, ‘How can he have kingship over us when we have much more right to kingship than he does? He has not even got much wealth!’ He said, ‘Allah has chosen him over you and favored him greatly in knowledge and physical strength. Allah gives kingship to anyone He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing.’ (Surat al-Baqara, 247)
THE SIGN OF KINGSHIP
Their Prophet said to them, ‘The sign of his kingship is that the Ark will come to you, containing serenity from your Lord and certain relics left by the families of Moses and Aaron. It will be borne by angels. There is a sign for you in that if you are believers.’ (Surat al-Baqara, 247)
GOLIATH: THE LEADER OF THE ARMY
When they came out against Goliath and his troops, they said, ‘Our Lord, pour down steadfastness upon us, and make our feet firm, and help us against this unbelieving people.’ (Surat al-Baqara, 250)
KINGS OF THE SONS OF ISRAEL
Remember when Moses said to his people, ‘My people! remember Allah’s blessing to you when He appointed Prophets among you and appointed kings for you, and gave you what He had not given to anyone else in all the worlds. (Surat al-Mai’da, 20)
PROPHET SOLOMON (A.S.) LEADING
Return to them. We will come to them with troops they cannot face and we will expel them from it abased and humiliated.’ (Surat an-Naml, 37)
PROPHET SOLOMON (A.S.) LEADING THE TROOPS
Solomon’s troops, made up of jinn and men and birds, were assembled for him, paraded in tight ranks. (Surat an-Naml, 17)
PROPHET SOLOMON (A.S.) HAVING A COUNCIL
Said an 'Ifrit, of the Jinns: "I will bring it to thee before you rise from your council: indeed I have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted."
(Surat an-Naml, 39)
LEADER OF THE ANTS
Then, when they reached the Valley of the Ants, a [female] ant said, ‘Ants! enter your dwellings so that Solomon and his troops do not crush you unwittingly.’ (An-Naml 18)
A FEMALE LEADER: QUEEN OF SHEBA
I found a woman ruling over them who has been given everything. She possesses a mighty throne. (Surat an-Naml, 23)
She said, ‘Council! give me your opinion about this matter. It is not my habit to make a final decision until I have heard what you have to say.’
They said, ‘We possess strength and we possess great force. But the matter is in your hands so consider what you command.’
She said, ‘When kings enter a city, they lay waste to it and make its mightiest inhabitants the most abased. That is what they too will do. (Surat an-Naml, 32-34)
THE MESSENGERS BEING THE LEADER OF THE MUSLIMS
It is He Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth to exalt it over every other religion, even though the idolaters detest it. (Surat at-Tawba, 33)
RULING THE WORLD- LEADERS: THOSE WHO ARE GIVEN AUTHORITY
We desired to show kindness to those who were oppressed in the land and to make them leaders and make them inheritors and establish them firmly in the land and to show Pharaoh and Haman and their troops the very thing that they were fearing from them. (Surat al- Qasas, 5-6)
..those who safeguard their prayer:
such people are the inheritors. (Surat al-Muminun, 9-10)
He said, ‘We will kill their sons and let their women live. We have absolute power over them!’
Moses said to his people, ‘Seek help in Allah and be steadfast. The earth belongs to Allah. He bequeathes it to any of His servants He wills. The successful outcome is for those who have fear of Allah.’ (Surah al-A’raf / 127-128)
We wrote down in the Zabur, after the Reminder came: ‘It is My servants who are righteous who will inherit the earth.’
Certainly there is a transmission in this for people who worship. (Surat al-Anbiya’, 105-106)
And We bequeathed to the people who had been oppressed the easternmost part of the land We had blessed, and its westernmost part as well. The most excellent Word of your Lord was fulfilled for the tribe of Israel on account of their steadfastness. And We utterly destroyed what Pharaoh and his people made and the buildings they constructed (Surat al-A’raf, 137)
GUIDING LEADERS
We made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and revealed to them how to do good actions and establish prayer and pay alms, and they worshipped Us. (Surat al-Anbiya’, 73)
LEADERS OF FALSEHOOD
When it is the turn of the leaders of falsehood to be cast into Hell those who preceded them of their people shall be told: "Here is another crowd to join you in the crowd of your sins. They are not welcomed in the beautitude of heaven but Hell claims them as her own".
(Surah Sad, 59-60)
SUCCESSORS IN THE WORLD
It is He who appointed you successors on the Earth and raised some of you above others in rank so He could test you regarding what He has given you. (Surat al-An’am, 165)
They said: We have been persecuted before you came to us and since you have come to us. He said: It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you rulers in the land, then He will see how you act.
(Surat al-A’raf, 129)
Then We appointed you after them to be successors on the Earth so We might observe how you would act.. (Surah Yunus, 14)
He Who responds to the oppressed when they call on Him and removes their distress, and has appointed you as successors on the Earth. Is there another god besides Allah? How little you pay heed. (Surat an-Neml, 62)
It is He Who made you successors on the Earth... (Surah Fatir, 39)
DAVID (A.S.) THE SUCCESSOR
"‘David! We have made you a successor on the Earth,so judge between people with truth... (Surah Sad, 26)
HUD’S PEOPLE, THE OVERLORDS
Remember when He set you up as overlords following Noah´s folk, and made you grow so very tall. Remember God´s benefits so that you may prosper. (Surat al-A’raf/69)
PEOPLE OF THAMUD, THE SUCCESSORS
Remember when He set you up as overlords after Ad, and settled you down on the Earth. (Surat al-A’raf/74)
PEOPLE OF NOAH, THE SUCCESSORS
But they denied him so We rescued him, and all those with him, in the Ark and We made them the successors...(Surah Yunus/73)
VERSES IN THE QUR'AN ABOUT ASKING AND WAITING FOR A LEADER (A SAVIOR)
What reason could you have for not fighting in the Way of Allah – for those men, women and children who are oppressed and say, ‘Our Lord, take us out of this city whose inhabitants are wrongdoers! Give us a protector from You! Give us a helper from You!’? (Surat an-Nisa’, 75)
Or did you suppose that you would enter the Garden without facing the same as those who came before you? Poverty and illness afflicted them and they were shaken to the point that the Messenger and those who had iman with him said, ‘When is Allah’s help coming?’ Be assured that Allah’s help is very near. (Surat al-Baqara, 214)
