Regarding the request to settle the land for waqf land belonging to the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, Banda Aceh, which is currently managed by the TNI-AD, the Aceh Provincial Government has written to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto.
"We have conveyed all of this to the central government, let the Central Government decide what the real status of this land is," said Deputy Governor of Aceh, Fadhlullah, in Banda Aceh, quoted from ANTARA, Friday, June 27.
In a letter signed by the Governor of Aceh Muzakir Manaf, Number 400.8/7180, dated June 17, 2025, several pieces of evidence were submitted regarding the ownership of the Blang Padang waqf land located in Kampung Baru, Baiturrahman District, Banda Aceh City.
It was conveyed, based on the history and documents and documents left by the Sultanate of Aceh and Dutch documents, the land of Blang Padang together with the waqf land in Blang Punge was donated by Sultan Iskandar Muda for prosperity, benefit and maintenance of the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque.
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In the letter, it was written that the land for the Blang Padang waqf, since 20 years ago or after the Aceh tsunami, was unilaterally controlled by the Indonesian Army through the Iskandar Muda Kodam.
However, based on the results of historical searches, juridical reviews, as well as the aspirations of the community and religious leaders, this land is legally Islamic, the Aceh custom is proven to be a waqf land whose management should be returned to Nazhir waqf Baiturrahman Grand Mosque.
Therefore, in the four points of the Aceh Governor's letter, he asked for the return of the land status of Blang Padang as a waqf for the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque.
Then, restore the management of the Blang Padang waqf waqf land, including facilitating the certification process to the Nazhir of the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque.
As well as facilitating coordination between relevant agencies so that this process can be carried out in a dignified, comfortable, orderly and transparent manner in accordance with the aspirations of the Acehnese people.
Fadhlullah said that the Blang Padang field was previously donated to the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque for the use of needs. Then, over time, it was discovered that there had been a pamphlet installed that the land was controlled by the TNI.
"Well, TNI friends are also not wrong because they may be according to them. But we have official documents since the first Sultan's waqf," he said.
Regarding the letter given to the President, he continued, to this day he has not received a response. However, representatives of the Aceh Government have also submitted their waqf documents to the Indonesian Minister of Religion.
"So far there has been no response, but we have informed last night, there is a representative we have submitted the waqf document to the Minister of Religion," said Fadhlullah.
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