This study aims to determine the relationship between halal awareness and halal labels certification on product purchase interest on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) Business Practitioners in Gresik. Data collection is done by using a questionnaire filled by 52 respondents selected by purposive sampling method. All statistical analysis carried out with SPSS 22. The causative relationship between each independent variable, namely halal awareness and halal label on the dependent variable, namely purchase interest is determined by multiple linear regression. The simultaneous link between all variables on purchase intention is obtained significant results. The parsial test concludes that there was an influence of halal awareness on halal labels.On the parsial analysis of halal awareness and halal labels had a positive significant effect on purchase interest.

Cash endowment (cash waqf) via microfinance-waqf institutions begins to be popular among Muslims. As managers, microfinance-waqf institutions are responsible for maximizing the waqf's productivity development programs and its collection to achieve equitable welfare. The purpose of this study is to examine the correlation between business unit ownership and the amount of endowment funds collected by microfinance-waqf institutions. What are the development programs that are of interest to the community while at the same time satisfying the donors (waqifs)? To achieve the objective of the study, we used a statistical analysis model of two categorical variables within microfinance-waqf institutions. A total of 27 microfinance-waqf institutions have been interviewed about both their acquisition of cash waqf and their business unit licenses. Chi square test results show that microfinance-waqf institutions' ownership of business units does not correlate with the amount of waqf funds they collected.

Waqf, as a unique Islamic legacy, has been practiced since the Prophets Muhammad Era. Unfortunately, society’s understanding of waqf is not yet comprehensive and accurate, mainly at the higher education level. The study aims to provide the innovative andragogical formulation for higher education institutions regarding the ‘Kampus Merdeka’ enforcement and to explore the breakthroughs in waqf curriculum by academicians in universities during the KKM era. Focused Group Discussion (FGD) and semi-structured in-depth interviews are conducted to gather the primary data from the relevant respondents such as regulators, academicians, practitioners, and students. Initially, the desk study is used as a literature review from various sources to obtain prior knowledge related to the topic investigated. Findings of this study have revealed that Waqf stakeholders identified several innovative methods in the form of creative implementation such as Reshaping of National Standard Waqf Curriculum, Link and Match of Waqf Education with the Waqf DUDI, Waqf Literacy Relevant Movement, and IT and Waqf Digital Engagement. Thus, this study recommends a point regarding its result that some challenges have to be tackled altogether by the stakeholders in terms of educator capacity and the lack of human resources from the practitioner to undertake massive socialization with the adult learner. This research result could be implemented in the higher education institution that teaches waqf and other instruments of Islamic Social Finance (ISF) as one of the subjects in the Islamic Economic curriculum.