THE WAQF INSTITUTION FUNDS MANAGEMENT AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN PERLIS, MALAYSIA (Pengurusan Dana Institusi Wakaf Universiti Awam di Perlis, Malaysia)

Ummi Aida Mat Nor, Hydzulkifli Hashim Omar, Noriza Abd Aziz, Solahuddin Abdul Hamid

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ABSTRACT

Waqf was recommended by Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) since the beginning of Islam up until this moment. Even though the term waqf is not explicitly mentioned in the Quran, it should be emphasized that the Quran provides clear guidance on the concept of wealth distribution to ensure the realization of social justice. Islam teaches that wealth is a trust from Allah and should be spent as He intends. Concerning the poor, Islam says the poor have their share in the wealth of the rich. Therefore, the role of waqf is more in the service of humanity where it brings enhancements to the socio-economic, harmony and prosperity of the Ummah. This research attempts to investigate the acceptance among students on the active roles of waqf institutions as well as to encourage Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to develop their own sources of revenue with waqf funds. This study was conducted on 739 respondents comprising undergraduate students from public universities in Perlis in order to test the developed hypothesis to measure the factors that influence the acceptance of waqf institutions which include attitude, subjective norm, religiosity, amount of information and awareness. The results reported in this research may propel the idea of the establishment of waqf institutions at selected public universities in Perlis and may eventually at all universities throughout the country. All the data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0. A conceptual framework is built based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). The results suggested that only four factors, namely attitude, subjective norm, religiosity and awareness, are factors that influence the acceptance of the establishment of waqf institutions among undergraduate students at public universities in Perlis.

ABSTRAK

Wakaf telah dianjurkan oleh Nabi Muhammad (SAW) sejak awal Islam sehingga ke saat ini. Al-Quran tidak menyebut secara khususnya mengenai wakaf, akan tetapi konsep asas pengagihan kekayaan amatlah dituntut di dalam Islam. Islam menyarankan agar masyarakat mengutamakan konsep persaudaraan dan juga keadilan sosial di dalam kehidupan seharian. Islam turut menegaskan bahawa semua kekayaan itu adalah amanah dari Allah, maka ia hendaklah dibelanjakan sebagaimana yang dikehendaki oleh Allah. Justeru golongan yang kurang berkemampuan (miskin) mempunyai hak dalam sesebuah kekayaan yang dimiliki oleh golongan yang kaya. Peranan wakaf memfokuskan kepada perkhidmatan kemanusiaan yang mampu membawa kepada peningkatan sosio ekonomi, keharmonian dan kesejahteraan umat sejagat. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tahap penerimaan pengurusan dana wakaf dalam kalangan pelajar-pelajar (sarjana muda) terhadap institusi wakaf di universiti awam di negeri Perlis. Kajian ini dilakukan ke atas 739 responden yang merupakan pelajar-pelajar sarjana muda dari universiti awam di negeri Perlis. Terdapat beberapa faktor yang mempengaruhi penerimaan dana institusi dana wakaf di universiti awam yang merangkumi faktor-faktor sikap, norma subjektif, keagamaan, jumlah maklumat dan kesedaran. Hasil daripada kajian ini boleh mendorong idea untuk penubuhan dan pemerkasaan institusi wakaf di universiti awam terpilih, bahkan ianya boleh dilaksanakan di semua universiti awam dan swasta di seluruh negara. Data yang diperolehi telah dianalisa menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 23.0. Kerangka konsep dibina berdasarkan Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). Kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa terdapat empat faktor-faktor utama iaitu faktor sikap, faktor norma subjektif, faktor keagamaan dan faktor kesedaran yang merupakan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penerimaan penubuhan dan pemerkasaan dana institusi wakaf di kalangan pelajar-pelajar sarjana muda di universiti awam Perlis.


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