Waqf in Social and Cultural Dimensions

Abstract

Waqf has succeeded in funding Islamic civilization projects from time to time and in social and economic development, so waqf plays a good role in achieving the welfare of a just and prosperous society. One of the Islamic economic institutions that plays a vital role in empowering the people’s economy is waqf. One of the goals of waqf is to create social justice for the people in line with the basic principles of the Indonesian state. The waqf process, starting from the wakif giving the waqf to be managed and providing benefits following the definition of waqf itself, is a kind of gift, the implementation of which is carried out by holding, so that it generates benefits but is not inherited in all its forms. Keywords: waqf, social, cultural