مجلة الاربعين المحكمة
This research endeavored to examine the impact of participating in Arbaeen pilgrimage on the development of authentic leadership within a sample of Bahraini youth. Employing a mixed-methods design, the research adopted quantitative data obtained through a questionnaire, along with qualitative insights driven from focus group discussions. To measure the authentic leadership, the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire (ALQ) is administered, which comprises sixteen items, measuring the four established theoretical constructs of authentic leadership: self-awareness, internalized moral perspective, balanced processing, and relational transparency. The target population in this research consists of youths aged 15-20 years (N = 760), who reside within a local town in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Electronic administration of the ALQ in January 2025 yield a response rate of 66% (N = 500) consisting our random sample. Statistical analyses of the responses reveal a significant positive correlation, indicating participation in the Arbaeen pilgrimage as a predictor of the development of authentic leadership, with self-awareness construct exhibiting a particularly increase among the pilgrims. Consequently, the research posits a strategic importance of leveraging the Arbaeen pilgrimage as a potential opportunity for the development of Islamic authentic leadership among youth, thereby contributing to the formation of future leadership capital.