Critical Thinkers Blog 2: Leadership
Topic of the Month: Leadership is a characteristic only a FEW possess.
Assalamualaikum my dear brothers and sisters. It’s that time of the month again for our 2nd Critical Thinking Class Blog. This month we discussed what defines a excellent leader. We broke down the definition of what a good leader is and made up our own Sanad definition. A good leader is a person who has wisdom and good judgement, that guides people or a nation.
We said that a good leader should have these qualities. He or she should have: common sense, a kind heart, intelligence, wisdom, and an open mind. When you have common sense, you make rational decisions. When you have a kind heart, you care for and have empathy for others. When you have wisdom, you give people good advice. There are many more, but these are some key qualities.
When someone asks a Muslim, who is a perfect example of a leader? Our answer, hands down, should be Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). He displayed countless qualities for 63 years. One of his best qualities was the amount of patience he demonstrated even before he was a Prophet. Whenever someone tried to harm, injure, or emotionally distress him, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) would not react in an irrational way nor backtalk. He would treat them with respect and in a better way, which leads us to another one of his qualities… RESPECT. One day, the Prophet was on a journey and saw a boy crying about his bird that had passed away. In order to console the little boy, instead of looking down at him, he kneeled down to the boys height! Not only does this show us he likes children enough to interrupt his journey, it also shows us he has respect even for little children. Finally, our Prophet was very clever. In the battle of the trench a general, Salman Al Farsi, came to the Prophet about this idea of digging a trench around the city of Madinah. The Prophet liked the idea and implemented the strategy. This shows us that not only he is clever but he is open-minded.
THIS IS LEADERSHIP!
SLC Critical Thinkers:
Nazmul Huq, Grade 9 – Maryam Hack, Grade 6 – Ali Rashid, Grade 5
Edited by: Ustadh Rehan
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