Life without a vision is no life

iCAN Students Catchup

What is your goal?
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What happens when What happens when How can we
we don’t have a we DO have a formulate and
vision? vision? achieve our vision?

What are we going to discuss today

Have you ever gone on an air travel when you didn’t know where
you were going?
What if you die today?

Birth 30 yr 60 yr
Have you done
something to
decorate your
home?
What is the life-
cycle of a sheep?
‫‪Let’s remove a few ponies‬‬

‫َّم َكثِ ًريا ِم َن اجْلِ ِّن َواإْلِ نْ ِ‬

‫س‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ۖ ولََق ْد ذَرأْنَا جِل‬
‫َ َ ََ َ‬
‫وب اَل يَ ْف َق ُهو َن هِبَا‬
‫هَلُ ْم ُقل"ُ ٌ‬
‫وهَل م أ َْع ٌ اَل يب ِ‬
‫ص ُرو َن‬ ‫َ ُ ْ نُي ُْ‬
‫ۚ هِب َا َوهَلُ ْم آ َذا ٌن اَل يَ ْس َمعُو َن هِبَا‬
‫ك ُه ُم الْغَافِلُو َن‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ئ‬ ‫ٰ‬
‫أُوَ َ َ أْل ْ َ َ ْ ُ ْ َ ُّ َ َ‬
‫ل‬‫و‬‫ُ‬
‫أ‬ ‫ۚ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫َض‬ ‫أ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ِ‬
‫ام‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ن‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ك‬‫ِ‬‫ئ‬‫ل‬‫ٰ‬
01 02 03
What happens when What happens when How can we
we don’t have a we DO have a formulate and
vision? vision? achieve our vision?

What are we going to discuss today

 11 Million People accepted Islam,
5,700 Masjids built,
9,500 Wells built,
15,000 Orphans sponsored
95,000 Students Sponsored
Abdurrahman Al Sumait
840 Schools built
(1947 – 2013)
4 Universities
1918 - 2005
On Dawah work

EVERYDAY
4 Million Beneficiaries
 10,00,000 Prescriptions

 80,000 pages of intellectual writing

 Governor Sindh – 1993 – 1994

 Vice Chancellor – Hamdard University -

14 August 1985 – 17 October 1998

 Director Hamdard Laboratories – 14

August 1948 – 17 October 1998

 Board of Directors – Numerous

universities

 Treasurer – Dar-ul-Uloom Karachi

Functions of a vision

It gives us direction.
Functions of a vision

Without a correct and clear vision, we are at a severe risk.

Functions of a vision

It helps us fight adversity.

Functions of a vision

It gives us motivation.
Functions of a vision

It prevents us from becoming a tool for visions of others.

Functions of a vision

It helps us to identify opportunities and pitfalls

Functions of a vision

It helps us identify our roles

01 02 03
What happens when What happens when How can we
we don’t have a we DO have a formulate and
vision? vision? achieve our vision?

What are we going to discuss today

How to formulate vision

Start with
From where can the answer to ‘why’ come?

Purpose of the Vision

Vision
(POV)

Sound Ideology Ultimate Purpose (UP)

 Dimension System B
Evolved (other humans being are
Origin of man
just like animals)
Source of guidance and legislation
is the intellect only; religion is a
Guidance personal affair, and all are free to
choose the lifestyle they want
whether it is religious or godless
SYSTEM A VS. SYSTEM B
Success Material Wealth
Nature of human being Man is powerful
No clear boundaries between
Happiness
happiness and pleasure
System A
Created
(other human beings are honoured
creation of Allah swt)
Source of guidance and legislation is
Divine guidance (Wahi) and the
Intellect. Intellect is subservient to Wahi
and works within the domain defined by
Wahi.
Success in the hereafter; pleasure of
Allah swt
Man is weak
Happiness and pleasure have their own
place. They may go together and they
may not - depending upon situation.
 Dimension System B System A

Standard benchmark; less focus on Excellence; standard is only to evaluate

Benchmark for Judgment
excellence and improve

A company exists to make profits A company should make profits to exist

Worldview (Maximizing shareholder value) but should exist for something higher.
We live to eat We need to connect to a bigger purpose
SYSTEM A VS. SYSTEM B

Vision’s framework Focus on What and how Focus on Why then What and then how

Roles Vision comes firsts, role later. Roles come first and then vision.

World view on resources Resources are scarce Resources are abundant

Collaboration and sacrifice for each

Group psychology Competition
other
‫‪System B vs System A‬‬

‫اپنی ملت پر قياس اقوام مغرب‬

‫سے نہ کر‬
‫خاص ہے ترکيب ميں قوم رسول‬
‫ہاشمی‬
What happens when vision comes before roles?
 Solution: 3-tiered approach to vision formulation

Identify your roles.

‫احسان‬

Performance Level
2
MPL
Identify the MPL for each role ‫عدل‬
3
‫ظلم‬
Choose some roles in which you should strive
for excellence while not falling below the MPL
in other roles
Role
Pitfall

“I am committed to my vision, but I am unable to find time

for it; there are too many important things going on.”