Supporting the Minister of ATR/BPN's Programme, South Tangerang Land Office Hands Over 19 Waqf Certificates
In line with the programme of the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN), Nusron Wahid, the South Tangerang City Land Office (Kantah Tangsel) participated in a certificate handover ceremony held at the Darunnajah University Meeting Hall, Jakarta, on Saturday (6/6/2026).
Nusron Wahid symbolically presented 1,032 certificates, comprising 1,029 waqf land certificates and 3 Freehold Titles (SHM) for religious legal entities. Among these, 19 certificates represent waqf assets located within the South Tangerang area.
In his address, Minister Nusron called upon the public, particularly stakeholders, to expedite the certification of waqf lands to secure community assets against potential future disputes. “The message from this event serves as a strong signal and invitation to the community to immediately certify their waqf lands. Waqf is a public asset, a community asset. It must not be lost, as the loss would affect not only the waqif (endower) but also the community that utilises the waqf,” stated Minister Nusron.
The Head of the South Tangerang City Land Office, Seto Apriyadi, noted that the 19 certificates are located in the Serpong, Ciputat Timur, Pamulang, Setu, and Pondok Aren areas, designated for religious facilities and places of worship. “Kantah Tangsel continues to strive towards the certification of waqf lands within the South Tangerang region,” said Seto.
The event was also attended by the Deputy Minister of ATR/Deputy Head of BPN, Ossy Dermawan; the Director General of Land and Spatial Control and Enforcement (PPTR), Lampri; the Director of Land and Spatial Registration Regulation, PPAT, and Working Partners, Ana Anida; as well as the Heads of the BPN Regional Offices for Jakarta, West Java, and Banten, along with Land Office Heads across Banten Province.
During the occasion, the Leader of Darunnajah University, K.H. Hadiyanto Arief, remarked that the endowment models supporting the world’s major universities are deeply rooted in the Islamic waqf tradition, citing Al-Azhar in Cairo, Egypt, which has stood for over 1,000 years based on the waqf system. As tangible evidence domestically, from an initial area of 700 square metres, Darunnajah has expanded to manage over 1,200 hectares of productive waqf land with 23 branch campuses, 14 of which were established directly from community waqf.