Islam is aimed at fulfilling all demands of life. Waqf is one of the elements considered as a gift to the community. Waqf included in the aspects of philanthropy and love of humanity and respect each other because it is a part of the concerns towards fellow Muslims. In addition to that, philanthropy also links humanity love as a basis of peace of all nations. However, current discussions on humanitarian or philanthropic remains opaque among Muslims. Using qualitative methods in a thematic analysis of Waqf, this paper analyzed to which extent government agencies and non-governmental organizations play their roles in helping the society to ensure the well-being of the ummah. Keywords: Humanity, Philantrophy, Philantrophist, Waqf. ABSTRAK: Kehadiran Islam adalah bertujuan untuk memenuhi semua tuntutan kehidupan. Wakaf adalah salah satu elemen yang dianggap sebagai satu pemberian kepada masyarakat. Wakaf termasuk dalam aspek filantrofi dan cinta kemanusiaan dan berkait antara satu sama lain kerana ia adalah satu cabang yang dilihat dalam Islam menjurus kepada sifat keprihatinan sesama muslim. Selain itu, aspek Filantrofi atau kedermawanan juga menghubungkan cinta kemanusian yang menjadi asas kepada titik tolak kedamaian semua bangsa di seluruh dunia. Perbincangan semasa mengenai cinta kemanusiaan atau filantrofi masih kabur dalam pandangan umat Islam. Dengan adanya badan-badan organisasi wakaf dan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) yang ditubuhkan sekaligus dapat membantu ekonomi umat Islam ke arah yang lebih baik. Apabila wakaf dan cinta kemanusiaan dapat dihayati sepenuhnya, maka ia dapat menyumbang kepada kesejahteraan ummah. Pengkaji menggunakan kaedah kualitatif secara analisis tematik berkaitan Wakaf. Oleh itu, pengkaji akan menganalisis bagaimana peranan badan-badan kerajaan dan badan-badan bukan kerajaan memainkan peranan dalam membantu masyarakat menjamin kesejahteraan ummah. Kata kunci: Cinta kemanusiaan, Filantrophi, Kedermawanan, Keprihatinan, Wakaf.

Philanthropic behavior refers to the act of being generous, kind, and helpful to fellow human beings. Due to the increasingly challenging economic development in today's technological era, people have to find ways to improve the strategy of empowering the economic jihad in society, especially the Muslim society. This study aims to examine the relationship between philanthropic attitude towards economic jihad and the strategy of empowering economic jihad in the context of the development of the Muslim community. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between the society’s philanthropic attitude, in particular the Muslim society, and their knowledge in enhancing the economic strategy in Malaysia. The respondents of this study consist of 500 working people (216 males and 284 females) in Klang valley while the research instrument used is a questionnaire that consists of 37 question items. The period of the study was within 6 to 12 months. The results of this study were presented as a descriptive data analysis. The findings as a whole show that respondents' perceptions regarding philanthropic phenomena in Malaysia are at a high level. Philanthropic attitude is closely related to the Islamic economy, and with this attitude, the Muslim community can compete with other races in enhancing the economy and advance along with other Asian countries. At the end of the study, several suggestions have been forwarded to enhance the level of knowledge and understanding amongst students and communities regarding philanthropy. This noble attitude needs to be instilled and nurtured in every human being, and hence, should be fostered from an early age so that the concept can be fully understood by future generations.