Thursday, June 19, 2008

Of Al-Fatihah and PDCA Cycle

This is somethng I learned from the ESQ training (for more info pls visit http://www.esq.com.my/). We know that the Japanese introduced the Quality Management System (QMS) particularly on the PDCA cycle (Plan, Do, Check, Act). Actually this PDCA has been introduced long ago in the meaning of the surah Al-Fatihah. Only we have not realized it fully. Here it goes:

Bismillahhirahmannirahim - Dengan nama Allah yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang.

Plan (Merancang):
Alhamdullillahhirabbilalamin - Segala puji bagi Allah Tuhan sekelian alam
Arrahmannirahim - Yang Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang
Malikiyaumiddin - Yang Berkuasa di akhirat kelak

Do (Buat):
Iyakanakbuduwaiyakanastain - Engkaulah yang kami sembah, dan kepada Engkaulah kami mohon pertolongan

Check (Periksa):
Ihdinassiratalmustaqim - Tunjukkanlah pada kami jalan yang lurus

Act (Buat setelah periksa):
Siratallazinaanamtaalaihim - Iaitu jalan orang yang Engkau beri nikmat ke atas mereka
Ghairilmaghdhubialaihim - Bukan jalan orang yang Engkau murkai
Waladhallin - Dan bukannya jalan orang-orang yang sesat

Have we ever ever thought that the 2 are relevant? I guess this will change a little bit on how we read and perceive the surah which we recite (compulsory) 17 times a day. Isn't it just great?
This is just a small sample of what the modern sciences and management theories discovered or developed but which have been existing in our religion since the beginning. Only we are late to realize it. There are many more samples, which I would like to share later. Things that we have never thought of, but have been in us for a long long time.

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