A Competent Manager from the Quran’s Viewpoint

Since management is one of the most important issues in the present time, knowing who a competent manager is and pinpointing his characteristics makes the significance of the given subject double.  The reason is that assigning responsibility to competent people is one of the important steps, that is the person who is supposed to manage a group of people should enjoy special characteristics.  Reviewing the Quran results in the idea that God chose prophets based on their qualifications, and all prophets from Adam to Mohammad had the characteristics necessary for a qualified leader and manager.  Therefore, the present paper intends to find the principles and features mentioned in the Quran concerning the selection of leaders and managers who provide the society with the possibility of development.