The potential of al-Wasatiyyah value concept for human sustainability (HS) in civil service

Abstract

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Exploring The Concept Of Wasatiyyah And Personal Development

“…It is discovered that the conventional performance appraisal system deployed by the government rates highly on the employees' tasks performance but scarcely on other equally important values namely their personal development such as ethics and good moral values. In another study conducted by Ismail, Azmi, al-Haddad, S. L, Basir, & Nayan (2017), it is found that the principle of wasatiyyah has been implicitly embedded in Malaysian civil service practices. However, should this principle be fully enforced by the government, it can further enhance human sustainability which consequently leads to better performance by the government servants.…”

Are Muslims Practising Moderation in Their Financial Decisions?

“…A study by Ismail et al (2017) discussed the potential of the wasatiyyah concept for human sustainability in Malaysian civil-service practices. The authors found that the wasatiyyah value concept could be used to extend and enrich the value of human sustainability and the quality of civil-service practices in Malaysia.…”

“…Wasatiyyah is a derivation of an Arabic word that loosely means excellent, moderate, just, and professional (Ismail, Azmi, Al-Haddad, Basir, & Nayan, 2017), and it is one of the emphasised concepts in the primary sources of Islamic epistemology, the al-Qur'an and the hadith (Hanapi, 2014). The concept of wasatiyyah is rooted in Islamic epistemology, and it is a religious belief that plays an important role in people's day-to-day behaviour.…”