Qoran Shenakht

One of the fundamental questions in the field of leadership concerns the identification of the cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral characteristics that distinguish successful leaders in guiding society toward excellence. This question has occupied the minds of many researchers and has elicited a variety of responses. In religious sources, and particularly in the Holy Quran, there exist comprehensive models of leadership that address this question. Moses (PBUH), as one of the most prominent divine leaders, possesses specific attributes the analysis of which can facilitate the cultivation of exemplary leaders in Islamic society. In this study, the verses of the Holy Quran related to the personality traits of Moses (PBUH) have been collected, and through a descriptive-analytical method, their implications regarding the cognitive and attitudinal characteristics of leadership have been examined. The findings reveal that the characteristics of Moses (PBUH) may be categorized into three principal axes: (1) cognitive characteristics, including knowledge acquisition, wisdom, and intellectual capacity; (2) attitudinal characteristics, encompassing love for God, positive expectation (husn al-zann) toward God, spiritual tranquility, expansiveness of heart (sharḥ al-ṣadr), detachment from worldly attachments, self-cultivation, moral attractiveness, sincerity, dignity, and capability; and (3) cognitive-attitudinal characteristics, including heartfelt belief in divine assistance and positive expectation toward God.