Controlling in Islamic Management

• Concept al-Riqabah= monitor, observe, control

•  Al- Riqabah derived from the awareness of personal responsibility towards
Allah.
•  Controlling can be divided: Internal Control (personal) & External control ( peers
and society)
• Patience (saber) is one of the best way of personal control.
Saber and Its meaning are mentioned in Qur'an about 144 times.
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• Internal (Personal) control associated with concept muraqabah and muhasabah

• Muraqabah- take care of his spiritual heart and acquires knowledge about it, its
surroundings, and its creator- towards achieving taqwa
• Muhasabah- personal auditing

• Internal audit
• Abstaining oneself from committing with any crime or sin.
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• External Control- any collective way of keeping order.

Society, government and organization
• Society: Associated with concept wasiyah (advise)
• “Verily Man is in loss, Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and
(join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy”
(Quran,103:2-3)
 Controlling in Islamic Management

• Government
Law, investigation, Hisbah (classical way of keeping everything in order within the
laws of Allah through religious police)

• Organization
Peer review, meeting , complaint
 Motivation is Islam

Motivation: Drives to action.

Sources of Motivation:
Quran (reciting and understanding)
Sunnah (reading and understanding)
cultural heritage (observing and thinking)
Good companions ( following advice)
Allah’s creation (thinking)  
 Motivation is Islam

Improving motivation of Muslim are:

spirituality,
justice,
punishment
and
reward
• spirituality :
In Islam, spiritual dimensions reflect the fundamental principles
of Iman (faith), Taqwa (Islamic piety), Tawbah (repentance) and Ihsan.
 Motivation is Islam

Justice:
Justice must be observed by all Muslims, at all times, in all their activities
Allah says: O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice (Quran, 4:135).

punishment and reward:

Fear of punishment and getting a possible reward act as a better motivating force
for Muslim.