Why Is Motivation Crucial In Islamic Entrepreneurship ?

Motivation is a driving force where an entrepreneur obtains the spirit in developing the potentials of his or her business. Such motivation is crucial in Islam, where this is one of the factors on how you progress your business, since Islam does not focus much on the end result, but rather the means of achieving the result.

There are a few success formula drawn by Al-Qurtubi, that should be referred to by young or new entrepreneurs, such as:

• Halal ( parallel to what has been stated in the Holy Koran and Hadith )
• Qanaah ( gratitude )
• Taufiq ( blessings )
• Saadah ( spiritual happiness )
• Jannah ( reward in the afterlife = the heavens )

In achieving success, Al-Ghazali had proposed few factors, such as:

• Knowledge
• Repentance
• Temptations
• Motivation
• Obstacles
• Handicaps
• Gratitude