The Competencies for Holding Managerial Positions in Islamic System, with Emphasis on Quranic Verses and Traditions

Management principles and methods are among the important issues. Every nation can achieve true happiness in light of an efficient and effective management. The traditional and new research works on management are based on the paradigm of profit and increase in production. Despite the success which the western world has achieved in this regard, management still suffers from numerous and acute problems, such as the one-dimensional approach it adopts and inattention to spirituality. Therefore, the present paper seeks to study the merits and Competencies for holding managerial positions in Islamic system by emphasizing on Quranic verses and traditions. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the paper makes use of library sources to collect and examine the data. Islamic teachings and reliable sources and texts constitute the theoretical basis of this study. The findings of the present research show that, according to reliable texts and invaluable sources, such as the Quran and Nahj al-Balagha, the requisites for holding managerial positions in Islamic system include: faith in the Almighty, moral and religious education, tolerance, accountability, seeking guidance from others to achieve happiness, affection, law abidingness, keeping away from egocentrism and lawlessness, justice-centeredness and fighting against injustice, fine reputation, foresight, expertise, moderation and maintenance of economic discipline.