Concept of Public Administration With Referenc to Islam

Concept of Public Administration with Reference to Islam ( Allah  Allah Commands you to Entrust Authority Authority into the Hands of Those who are Best Fitted to  Discharge  Discharge it) Holy Quran (4!"## (4!"##)

In Islam, sovereignty over the universe belongs to God. Those who are vested with authority in certain spheres as a trust (God’s vicegerents) are answerable and accountable to God.  The Holy Prophet(P!H) Prophet(P!H) has said" “Every one of you is a steward, and every one of you is accountable for that which is committed to his care”

In Islam, sovereignty over the universe belongs to God. Those who are vested with authority in certain spheres as a trust (God’s vicegerents) are answerable and accountable to God.  The Holy Prophet(P!H) Prophet(P!H) has said" “Every one of you is a steward, and every one of you is accountable for that which is committed to his care”

 The Holy #uran says" says" “ Allah has promised to those among you who believe and act righteously, that He will surely make them successors in the earth, as He made Successors from among those who were before them; and that He will surely establish for them their religion, which He has chosen for them; and that He will surely grant them security and peace in place of their fear. They will worship me, and will not associate anything with me. Then whoso disobeys thereafter, they will be the rebellious ones. (!"#$%&

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$odes o% &ppointment" 'lectiondirectly omination by the predecessor, sub*ect to approval by the people a%ter the death o% the nominating +hali%a. 'lection %rom the nominated committee by the ho’ora. Holds o-ce %or li%e. ound by the ordinances o% ivine law and by the principles on which they are based, and see that they are put into e/ect within the state in the most bene0cent manner possible.

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decide 1uestions o% policy and all ma*or 1uestions o% administration a%ter consultation with the chosen representatives o% the people. Indeed, the administration o% public a/airs through appropriate consultation o% competent persons is mentioned as a characteristic o% $uslims (23"45). 6n the part o% the people, cooperation with, and obedience to, those set in authority and entrusted with the conduct o% public a/airs is a duty which is as obligatory as the duty o% obedience owed to God and to His $essenger (2"75)  The institution o% +hila%at thus parta8es o% both a secular and religious character. The +hali%a is the chosen representative o% the people, and he has promise o% ivine support so long as the institution maintains the character with which the #uran invests it, and does not merely bear the title, as has un%ortunately so o%ten happened in the history o% the $uslim peoples.

 The modern Islamic state envisages that the head o% state is a representative o% the people, with duties and responsibilities corresponding to that o% the +hali%a9 but with regard to his tenure o% o-ce, the scope o% his authority, and the limitations upon it, he is bound by the provisions o% the :onstitution in con%ormity with which he is elected to o-ce and which he must uphold. In his case, also, the emphasis is upon his role as a representative o% the people.   The Hold #uran says" “ Allah commands you to entrust authority into the hands of those who are best 'tted to discharge it. (!"#)% 6

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The exercise of the franchise for the purpose of electing representatives for the discharge of the various responsibilities of the state is thus elevated to a sacred trust. Those who are chosen, they have to exercise their authority euitably and with !ustice. The verse continues" And when you are called upon to  judge between, or exercise authority over the people, you must do so equitably and with justice. These two obligations, the one lay upon the people to choose their representative wisely, and the other lay upon those who are chosen to exercise their authority euitably and with !ustice are the very essence of good ad#inistration. The verse concludes" Surely, excellent is that with which Allah admonished you. Allah is All-Hearing , All-Seeing . This i#plies that the $usli# #ight, fro# ti#e to ti#e, be te#pted to depart fro# these two funda#ental principles, and to try other experi#ents, but they are warned that what %llah has ad#onished the# with is alone the #ost excellent and the #ost beneficent #ethod by which these responsibilities #ight be discharged. %llah would watch the discharge of theses responsibilities, and those upon who# they are laid would be accountable to &i#.

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 The head o% a $uslim state is immune against *udicial action in respect o% the discharge o% his public duties, but in respect o% obligations underta8en by him in his private capacity as a citi;en, he en*oys no privilege, and is sub*ect to the same *udicial process that is applicable to all other citi;ens.

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 The duties o% the Islamic tate are no di/erent %rom those o% any other enlightened state or ruler, but hey must be conceived and discharged in the spirit which Islam see8s to in%use into all institutions. This is concisely e