The Practice and Management of Waqf Education in Malaysia

Muslims throughout the world are exposed to the Waqf practice, but it is difficult to measure the level of their knowledge on the practice. In general, the awareness of the requirement in practicing Waqf among Muslims society are important since it is valuable to the Muslims and concurrently can help those needy people. In Malaysia, there are an increasing number of Waqf properties given by the Muslims from time to time. Some of the Waqf properties given were assigned for educational purposes. Due to such scenario, the development of the Waqf Education in Malaysia needs to be monitored to maintain the good practice and governance of Waqf property as well as the Waqf Education's development. The significance of this research is to examine the roles and importance of the Waqf Education development towards Malaysia and to determine the aims of Waqf for the society and the challenges in managing the property of Waqf Education. In addition, this research is also done to discover the initiatives taken by the ruler in handling the issues. Through this research, hopefully an effective model of Waqf Education management in Malaysia can be proposed in order to enhance the development of education system as well as the development of economy in Malaysia.