An Investigation of Talent-Related Characteristics of Military Commanders in the Holy Quran

An important interdisciplinary issue in management refers to discovery of “talent”. Discovering people with higher talent as commanders and managers is a basis for education and training and promoting talented individuals to higher competencies. This is considered highly important in human resource issues. This research focuses on military commanding by studying the personality characteristics of four prophets in the holy Quran. The common talent among all of them is identified. Theme analysis is employed to study review the historical documents regarding the specifications of David the prophet, Prophet Solomon, Saul, DhulQarnayn (AS) with regard to the holy Quran and Islamic documents. Five common talents were identified as common specifications among them, namely great soul, dignified soul, wisdom, strength of soul, and physical capabilities.