Vision and Visionary Leadership – An Islamic Perspective

“Voyage of a thousand miles begins with a single step. It is important that step is in the right direction”. Vision is the first step in the process of strategic management/Leadership. Religion, on the other hand, has a major impact on cultural/societal norms of a country and subsequently on organization‟s life and performance. This impact is even bigger in Islamic countries. Islam is the second biggest religion in the world. There has been a lot of work on “Vision ” in west but unfortunately, Islamic viewpoint on “Vision ” has always remained a secret. This work is specifically aimed at unveiling the Islamic viewpoint on Vision/Visionary Leadership. For this purpose a vision development model has been designed and three case studies have been included in the work