The first lesson for Muslim managers to be extracted from Surah Al- Baqarah is the power of the manager or

leader. By influencing their social and physical surroundings, leaders can dominate their following. The surah

takes example of children of Israel so the Muslim would not make the same mistake as they did before.

The author also, discussed how Edgar Schein developed his understanding of psychology and find the power

of the leader have. He discovered during the Korean war, and he studies the American brain washed by chines

and the organization imposing desired ideologies without even open discussion to their employee or

followers. Then Edgar Schein, ended up saying that the concept that organizations brainwash their employees

sounds incredibly upsetting. Basically, what we understand is that the way the leaders influence their

followers by managing their behaviour, sometimes may you have different opinion or ideology, but they will

try to dominate you by controlling your behaviour after that they will owe you. The qur’an is encouraging the

followers must think and just don’t take whatever their leader telling them. Because you may not know its

good or bad but think critically first, ask question to your leader for example why he is recommending doing

this and this, or why he/she is saying do not do this. After you question it, you may get the answer. What will

happen if you question? the leaders cannot manipulate you easily. But if you just follow their brain washing or

controlling you may ended up miserable. Also, the reflection there is a story of banu Israel “You are already

aware of those of you who broke the Sabbath. We said to them, “Be disgraced apes!” 2:65, this story tells us

how badly this people think and transgressed to Allah law. The law was to not go work on Saturday but some

of them put their nets on Friday night and pull them on Saturday morning. Their argue was their nets was

before Saturday (night of Friday) so, they seek to circumvent it, but Allah banished the hole community

except those who did not commit this sin and also advised their people to stop breaking the law of Allah.

Muslim managers must make sure their organization is competitive, so their business abides by the spirit and

the letter of Islamic law and also, conscious about the non-Muslims right. So, the end the author encourages

the managers to be a positive organizational culture because this is the only culture which helps the Muslims

to strength their Taqwa.

The second part focuses on identity politics. So, if you looked this way of thinking you may ended up saying

that all religious are not same for example Christianity is not the same Islam, or Islam is not the same

Judaisam so another meaning which is those religious are totally different from one to another. But the Surah

al Baqarah tells us all the people share same religious roots from Adam up to now. Also, the author described

in this part the idea of saying your behaviour is for what you believe. Because the man behaves whatever

he/she believes. So, you cannot say bad Muslim leader is better than the honest Juwish. But when you look

Surah al Baqarah, it described different. For example, in the beginning of the surah the juwish people are

condemned what they did but the end of surah is praised. This shows you at the end the behaviour is what

matters. The Quran praised when the children of Israel behave ethically, so the same thing goes to the Muslim

people if they do right things they will get praised If not their will be condemned.

The last part focuses on why is important to understand the Quran. As Akram described most Muslim do not

understand (meaning) the Quran. And usually, they will go books of Law. Even in the case if they to purify

themselves they will just read such as imam Gazali books. Most Muslim people are easy to go their rules, or

consulting scholars. That’s why most Muslims don’t purify their Iman and Taqwa. Purifying you heart is

important not just claiming Muslim identity. So, Muslims do not reduce their religion to simply a matter of

identity or cultural practice.