WAQF an instrument of community empowerment in Islamic Boarding School Daarut Tauhiid in Indonesia

This research is aimed for exploring about waqf (endowment) as an instrument of community empowerment in Daruut Tauhiid Islamic Boarding School. The method used in this research is qualitative method with phenomenology approach for waqf management in Daruut Tauhiid. The research result shows that waqf as an instrument of community empowerment in Islamic boarding school has been practiced well. The asset of waqf in Daarut Tauhiid is empowered in two sectors, which are in the sector of education and economy. Both sectors have already been conducted well and it is also supported by the economic empowerment from the santri (students) and the community. There are some excellences owned by Daarut Tauhiid in managing its asset of waqf, among others, by sustainably maintaining the sharia principle in the asset of waqf for its halal and blessing, by giving freedom to wakiffor determining the asset of waqf which he/she wants to give as waqf, and by providing openness in the reporting and openness in access as well.