THE QUALITIES OF LEADERSHIP AND THEIR EFFECT IN TUHFAT AL-NAFIS BY RAJA ALI HAJI

Tuhfat al-Nafis was a literary text or history of Malay historiography. As a Malay historiographical text, the scope of the times at that time are still patterned feudal and monarchical systems of government. The description of the monarchical leadership system is still the core and the ups and downs of a government depend on the qualities of the existing leadership. This paper aims to explain the leadership qualities found in the text of Tuhfat al-Nafis. These leadership qualities will be explained using the Islamic leadership approach. Tuhfat Al-Nafis was composed by a palace author named Raja Ali Haji. In writing Tuhfat Al-Nafis, Raja Ali Haji correspondence to fulfill the vision and mission of a government of Malay-Bugis. The findings of the study found that leaders who meet the characteristics of Islamic-based leadership such as good character, strong and ‘musyawarah’ make the government under his rule peaceful and prosperous.