Ma`rifat Modiriyati

This article seeks to investigate the Prophet Yusuf’s sources of the leadership power from the perspective of the Qur'an. The materials were collected using the library method. They were analyzed through the "descriptive-analytical" method and referring to management and interpretive texts. First, according to management works, sources of power were explained. These sources are: legal power, reward power, skill and expertise power, information power, competence power and relationship. Then, their existence and quality during the prophethood of Prophet Yusuf was proved. Next, according to the Qur'an's statement about the life and management of prophet Yusuf, in addition to the common sources of leadership power mentioned in research works and management books, other sources were found, including: divine success, miracle and revelation. Finally, it has been pointed out that ordinary people can learn from the sources of power of prophets.