Survey on level of understanding about Baitulmal among students in UiTM Puncak Alam / Nurul Huda Amir Azha

• Main Author: Amir Azha, Nurul Huda
• Format: Student Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Waqf. Awqāf. Charities. Endowments; Malaysia; The practice of Islam; Trust services. Trust companies
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34224/1/34224_5.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34224/

As an institution that manages the assets and property of the Muslims, Baitulmal has a great deal of trust and responsibility in distributing property to the community. However, is the existence and the roles of the Baitulmal itself known to the general public? There is a need for the public especially the students to recognize the role of Baitulmal in improving the economy and developing the country. Thus, a research about Baitulmal Institution was conducted with the purpose of giving awareness to the students of UiTM Puncak Alam. The main objective in this research is to analyze the level of understanding about Baitulmal among UiTM Puncak Alam’s students. This research is based on the information obtained from quantitative method which is through questionnaire form. Questionnaire form is the main method of data collection in this research. The students will answer and give their opinion about Baitulmal through the questionnaire form. All the data and information was analyzed to evaluete and determine the level of understanding about Baitulmal among UiTM Puncak Alam’s students. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 has been used to measure and analyse the validity of the data. Then, the results of the information that has been analyzed, found out that there were still students who did not know what is Baitulmal and its function. This shows that the awareness and knowledge of the Baitulmal among students still low. In this study, some suggestions are also as a reference and guide to improve students' understanding of Baitulmal and its function.