Kirjahaku

The book is more factual than fictitious mythology of another person who describes a chronology of events that may or may not be interested in the readers. I had many achievements to share with people who want to achieve something in their lives. They may learn from my endeavours that I had made on the way to achieve these. I believe that all that I have done was from the help and guidance of Allah (SWT). He takes the work from whom He wishes. We are only instruments and work according to His will. It was corroborated from the life histories of famous people. A friend of mine from Indian origin informed me that he had visited the birthplaces of key Islamic scholars of India but he did not find anything special either in the places where they born or buried. However, their works were great, occupy the pages of history and are respected in one or the other part of the world. It suggests that personalities are known because of their work. Some exemplars of such work have been summarised in this treatise along with some other aspects of life.

The book is all about the scientific and prevailing process of doing research. It has been assumed that research is a change process for individual/teams involved in it and those who may be the beneficiaries of its outcome. Therefore, it applied one of the change frameworks to arrange the usual elements of a research proposal. Nevertheless, it is also useful for compiling dissertations and reports. The contents have been divided into four phases: the context, contents, process and product. Each of them discusses the subject briefly. It is augmented with six exemplars written for different occasions starting from the academic audience to industry practitioners. Therefore, makes the book useful for writing proposals to solicit for a dissertation or to claim to fund from a potential sponsor.

The book is a collection of about one hundred ahadith about sales/marketing. Since there is a little work on the subject, therefore, it was the demand of the time to bridge the gap. Although academic work is going on all over the world on the subject; books, research articles, and other material are available to the readers yet the literal work of our ancestors needs a revised shape for the contemporary readers. Because they understand the language of 'Marketing experts' rather than the humble efforts of Islamic scholars. It is an attempt to speak the language of marketers with reference to the teaching of Islam. The subject of marketing has been divided into four Ps or more Ps principally in the last century. Ahadith have been allocated to satisfy each of it in this volume; some additional dimensions have been added to augment the subject such as marketing process. We believe that Islam is a complete code of life; it offers us a lot about the topic.

Allah (SWT) likes the qualities of people. These could you make a beneficial person in the world and He would grant you success in the Hereafter. Allah (SWT) has described them in the holy book so that people can inculcate in their lives to harvest their outcome. The noble pages of Quran describe them but throughout the text. This small book is an attempt to collect many of them for the Muslims and others at a single place. Allah (SWT) says to the nearest effect that speaks to people gently. It does not only address the Muslims only but also every person as a human being because he deserves it. A sample of about 330 ayat (verses) demonstrate the qualities Allah (SWT) wants in the lives of Muslims and others. It is a humble effort to initiate the first step towards instilling them i.e. to know them so that one can put them in his day-to-day matters. The people who would generate them in their lives could be the winners. May Allah (SWT) enable us to make it happen to gain the pleasure of our creator and become a better member of society by practising these merits. These qualities could be the cornerstone to serve the community where we live and work.

The book is about the planning expertise of the prophet pbuh] of Islam. The author has extracted his planning skills from many aspects of his life. It is augmented with the case study of his Hijrah expedition that explains his knowledge as an expert in planning. He had planned and implemented it as one of the most important endeavors of his efforts to introduce Islam to the world. He had identified the opportunity, set the objectives, define planning premises (assumptions), determined the alternatives, compared them, choose the most promising one, formulate supporting plans and quantified the plan. He had implemented the plan successfully. The objective of the plan was to reach safely to Madinah to establish a base camp for the propagation of Islam in the world. He did it innovatively with minimum resources and time. He made many unique decisions during the process, kept motivated his colleague (s) and organized resources prudently. Most important he remained calm and determined under sever circumstances. He had also demonstrated many charismatic aspects of his leadership. Managers can learn his strategy and apply them in their planning and strategy development.

The book deals with organizing, one of the managerial functions of the Prophet PBUH] of Islam. Examples have been drawn from his biography. Key topic includes the organization structure, allocation of resources and communication strategy in addition to the fundamentals of organizing. It is augmented with a case study; the battle of Uhud has been discussed to explain the phenomenon because the Prophet PBUH] had applied an innovative approach to organizing his troops during the battle. He had divided his army into two groups. The common approach of the time was keeping the army unified against the enemy because numbers were a strategic advantage. His strategy was unique despite numerical disadvantage. For him, the strategic advantage was the possession of the pass where he had appointed a smaller battalion. Implications for managers have been taken out so that they can apply in their decisions. The Prophet PBUH] has applied an innovative approach to organize the resources. He had positioned his troops against the mountain Uhad which provided him with natural defense from two sides. He had guarded the third one with a special battalion. Thus, every effort had been made to plan the endeavor to win the game.

The book is about the leading function of management of the prophet pbuh] of Islam. He has been the most successful leader which the world had ever witnessed. The Prophet pbuh] has been ranked number one in the 100 most influential personalities of the world. It implies that the revolution he brought could not happen without his exceptional leadership qualities. It is not possible to document all of these merits but some of them have been included in this short treatise. The contents of the book include his motivational strategy, decision-making power, social responsibility, the method of cultural change, an innovative way of addressing issues and financial strategy. The topic is supplemented with a case study i.e. one of his major milestones to achieve his objectives. It was the peace treaty of Hodhabia which was a turning point in the history of Islam. The event was classified as a victory over the enemy which was gained without firing a bullet.

The purpose of the book is to extract the managerial capabilities of the prophet (pbuh) as they are understood today. The book is linked with one of my research papers published in 2009 on the subject where the model of Koontz and Weihrich was applied to the Hijrah expedition of the prophet (pbuh). It consists of eight steps starting from identification of opportunities to budgeting of a plan. The book is an extension of the article to include more aspects of the life of the prophet (pbuh) so that readers can understand the universality of his endeavours and teachings. It is directed towards management professionals, researchers and common readers. They can apply learning gained from the material to their managerial functions. It informs readers the way he had applied innovative solutions of complex problems in competing circumstances. The prophet (pbuh) taught everyone the strategy to define viable objectives and the road map to achieve them. One can examine his illustrious achievements through this work; only some of them are described in the book.

The book highlights some difficulties the prophet PBUH]of Islam had undergone when he presented his message to the world. There were four parties who were responsible for the troubles in order to protect either their tribal proud or to defend false beliefs people had at that particular time. The Quraysh were at the forefront of the campaign because Islam challenged their beliefs, culture and way of life. When the Prophet PBUH]was forced to leave his homeland and arrived at Madinah new people joined hands with Quraysh. Idolaters of Arab region known as Hajaaz felt the same pain as their 'Quraysh brethren' were. Jews of the new land could not stay behind in the 'noble' cause; so, they played their role as well. A new breed of opponents emerged in the new land i.e. the hypocrites. Since they claim they were Muslims therefore, they were most dangerous for the new religion. However, the Prophet PBUH]overcomes all of them successfully and installed the pillars of a faith which would live for the rest of time.

The book is a collection of cases for management students and other interested readers. It includes both long and short cases. The focus of the first three cases is project management including the one about managing risk. They are semi-solved but the case questions try to explore issues raised during the course of design or implementation of a given solution. The next one deals with the management of change. The fifth one is concerned with looming profitability. The goal of the rest of the cases is management information systems (MIS). Consequently, e-commerce and knowledge management are talked about. Some are discussing generic business issues. Thus, a range of subjects makes the collection useful for a variety of audience.

The book is about my sacred journey to the holy lands in 2017. It provides the story of the journey on one hand and the practical difficulties one can encounter during the performance of Hajj on the other hand. Those who are intending to travel for the purpose should make some preparations so that they can perform the activities (Manasiks) involved correctly and easily. There is also some food of thought for selecting the right travel agent because it makes a big difference. The travelers should select the Hajj package carefully to avoid any issues of which they are unaware. For example, the person should be religious himself not a business-minded tycoon. The book describes some of the virtues of Hajj and indicates various options available. For instance, the S'ai of tawaf ziarat. It also describes some glimpses of the work of dawah and the way it is accomplished during hajj. The book explains the need for the work of dawah not only in the holy lands and during Hajj but also anywhere in the world. It is the responsibility the Prophet (PBUH) has assigned us because it is the objective of this ummah. And the superiority of us is due to this noble job. When it is not done, Allah (SWT) takes off His help; Islam goes out of the lives of the ummah, and the entrance of non-muslims in the fold of Islam stops or remained minimal. We experience all these issues today. So, it is the need of the time that every Muslims should take part in the noble effort.