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