public administration and governance in islam part vi
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Public Administration and Governance in
IslamPART VI
Main Areas1. Concept of Public Administration in Islam
2. Quranic Guidance on Good Governance
3. Concept of Governance and its Applications in the light of Quran, Sunnah and Fiqh.
4. Governance Structure in Islam i.e. Shura, Legislation, Sources of Islamic Law
5. Governance under Pious Khelifat
6. Particular letters of Hazrat Umar
7. Responsibilities of Civil Servants
8. System of Accountability in Islam
Concept of Public Administration in
Islam
Public AdministrationConcept Meaning of Public Administration
◦ Administer is a English word, which is originated from the Latin◦ word ‘ad’ and ‘ministrare’,◦ It means to serve or to manage◦ Administration means management of affairs, public or private
Various definitions Prof. Woodrow Wilson (The study of Public Administration )
◦ Public Administration is a detailed and systematic application of law
L. D. White◦ Public Administration consists of all those operations having for
their purpose the fulfilment of public policy as declared by authority
Cont… Luther Gullick -
◦ Public Administration is that part of the science of administration which has to do with government and thus, concerns itself primarily with the executive branch where the work of the government is done
Waldo ◦ Public Administration is the art and science of management as applied to the
affairs of the state
Important characteristics of Public Administration1. It is part of executive branch of government2. It is related with the activities of the state3. It carries out the public policies4. Its commitment and dedication is to the well being of
the people
Principles of Public Administration POSDCoRBPlanningOrganizingStaffingDirectingCoordinationReportingBudgeting
Objectives of Public Administration in Islam
1. Adle(ensuring everybody his due)
2. Ihsan(welfare of mankind) are the twin objectives of Islam
to be realized through the efficient conduct of public administration in an Islamic society
Sources of Public Administration Aristotle’s Politics,
Kautilya’s Arthasastra,
Confucious philosophy,
Machiavelli’s Prince,
It was Woodrow Wilson(later President of the United States) who set the tone
for its systematic study in late 19 th century.
In an article titled,”The Study of
Administration” , published in the Political Science Quarterly in 1887, Wilson observed
Islamic Sources1. Hazrat Ali’s Classical Administrative Policy Letter,Nizam-ul-Mulk’s
2. Letter of Hazrat Umer RA to governors
3. Siasatnama of Al-Ghazali’s Counsil for Kings
4. A letter written during Abbasid Caliph Al-Mamun .Written by Tahir Ibn Al-Husayn, Al-Mamun’s general, to his son Abdullah Ibn Tahir
5. Summarized in Ibn-e-Khaldun’s “Muqqaddamah”.
6. Abul Fazal’s Ain-i-Akbari
Thank You
Concept in Islam The Holy Prophet took special care in allocating offices of the state A tradition has been narrated by Bukharee from Abu Hurraira in which The Prophet pointed out that if the offices were assigned to unworthy people, which would mean the end of this world
Quranic Guidance on Good Governance
Concept of Governance and its Applications in the light of Quran, Sunnah and Fiqh
Governance Structure in Islam i.e. Shura, Legislation, Sources of Islamic Law
Governance under Pious Khelifat
Particular letters of Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Ali to different Authorities
Rajiv Gandhi use to give letter 53 to his new cabinet members
1997 Kofi Annan did a survey in the UN to find the greatest document of justice ever
As a result the UN concluded that Letter 53 in the Peak of Eloquence was the greatest document of justice ever
In addition, the UN has made a commemoration about this letter
Responsibilities of Civil Servants
System of Accountability in Islam