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Management in Quran /25

Review of Imam Ali’s letter to Malik e Ashtar
regarding managing a state
Imam Ali (as) in his letter of instruction to Malik e
Ashtar in (Nahjulbalagah, Letter No. 53) advised Malik
to be wise and kind to all. Imam Ali reminded Malik e
Ashtar that “amongst the public there are two kinds of
people: those who have the same religion as you do; they
are brothers to you in religion, and those who have
religions other than that of yours, they are human beings
like you.
So let your mercy and compassion come to the rescue
and help of both groups in the same way and to the same
extent that you expect Allah to show mercy and
forgiveness to you”.

Conclusion
We can lay our conclusion that Quran has talked about the
importance of management and need of manager to
manage the people.
It is been clearly understood from various Surah’s,
prophet Mohammad (saw) life example and Imam Ali (as)
teaching that management is necessary according to Quran
and Sunnah. It is obvious that in our current society, there
is a need of powerful, knowledgeable, wiser and creative
leader to manage us in order to survive in the competitive
world.
In considering the objectives of the society, Islamic
manager must not forget his Islamic goals which were the
base of his government. Proper strategies should be
adopted by the management to ensure that only salient
aspects that require change are implemented.
Next generation should be trained so that they are
appointed as managers in the future.