Open AccessRabbani Political Leadership for Sustainable Development: A Case Study in Terengganu, Malaysia
Author(s) -
Hailan Salamun,
Firdaus Khairi Abdul Kadir,
Asyraf Hj Ab Rahman,
Rofishah Rashid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
academic journal of interdisciplinary studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.148
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2281-3993
pISSN - 2281-4612
DOI - 10.36941/ajis-2021-0124
Subject(s) - politics , harmony (color) , islam , sustainable development , public relations , argument (complex analysis) , political science , identity (music) , sociology , law , geography , art , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , archaeology , acoustics , visual arts
The objective of the current study was to clarify the role of ‘Rabbani’ to establish a balance of sustainable development in Terengganu political leadership, Malaysia. We propose Rabbani political leadership as a task of bridging the understanding of sustainable development in harmony that may influence followers to manage the development in political workplace. It then explores the underlying reason for the mobilisation of sustainable social development. This study classified as a fieldwork study based in Terengganu, Malaysia. The obtained data were analysed systematically according to selected themes. The argument constructed into the following stages, namely an overview of Islamic principles in setting an identity of Islam as the way of life, proposing unity as the foundation of a harmonious life in which the whole life system as a response to having a holistic development as a catalyst of progress. This study was able to benefit the local community of Terengganu and also amongst the rulers and politicians in order to understand and applying the value of Rabbani political leadership quality for the sake of better social lifestyle. Rabbani political leadership in the state of Terengganu could be one of the models that cover three types of political leadership work ethics in Islamic principles namely; building identity that Islam is the way of life; proposing unity ass the foundation of a harmonious life; and a holistic development as a catalyst of progress. Received: 24 March 2021 / Accepted: 8 July 2021 / Published: 5 September 2021