The Concept of Leadership in the Perspective of Islamic Worldview

By making the leadership of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. as a prime example, a study of leadership which is based on the Islamic worldview constructed by the ulama. Worldview as a view or philosophy of life is the hallmark and identity inherent in each individual and civilization. With diversity, worldview is one of the elements that form a civilization that automatically gave birth to the concept of leadership with the typical suit a particular worldview. Many Worldview that exists until this day. This research is library research with a qualitative descriptive approach. The results showed that Islam as a religion also has a distinctive worldview conception. Every person who converts to Islam should have a solid building Islamic worldview embedded in him. To understand leadership, the Islamic worldview has a special conception in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah and the understanding of the ulama who are reliable. Many ulama who have strong Islamic worldview in his mind have examined the concept of leadership. In accordance with the Islamic worldview, leadership is defined not just efforts to achieve worldly goals, but also hereafter. The worldview of Islam as the foundation of the concept of leadership requires the maintenance of physical and metaphysical matters. The leader is responsible not only to the people but also to God. Relationships every aspect of the Islamic worldview also form integral leadership relations without any dichotomy between the world and the hereafter. Keywords— leadership; Islamic worldview; political sciences