Paper Title :The Governance of WAKAF Land in Malaysia and Indonesia: A Comparative Perspective

Author :Luqman Haji Abdullah, Mohd Edil Abd. Sukor, Wan Marhaini Wan Ahmad, Noor Naemah Abdul Rahman

Article Citation :Luqman Haji Abdullah ,Mohd Edil Abd. Sukor ,Wan Marhaini Wan Ahmad ,Noor Naemah Abdul Rahman , (2017 ) " The Governance of WAKAF Land in Malaysia and Indonesia: A Comparative Perspective " , International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) , pp. 38-41, Volume-3,Issue-12

Abstract : Malaysia and Indonesia are two countries in South East Asia which Muslims form the majority of the population. As a majority they have secured many privileges especially in terms of laws and policies governing their religious matters. Wakaf is one of the aspects that come under religious matters that concern the Muslims and among the subject of wakaf is land i.e. immovable property. Both Malaysia and Indonesia have a huge value of land dedicated for wakaf and both countries have their own way of method of governing that wakaf due to the different system of ruling adopted by both countries, Malaysia as a constitutional monarchy and Indonesia as a republic which adopts a presidential system. This paper seeks to address the different between the two countries in governing the wakaf land. Index Terms - Wakaf, governance, Malaysia, Indonesia, Islamic Law.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-3,Issue-12

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