The Management of Mosques as Legal Entities in The Southern Border Provinces

Abstract

A study on the management of mosques as legal entities in the southern border provinces which is part of the research on Health situation to develop a Malay Muslim health transition network in the 3 southern border provinces (Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat). The objectives are 1) to study knowledge about juristic persons related to religious places, emphasizing mosques. 2) to study the role of mosques from mosques, case studies as juristic persons in the southern border provinces, and 3) as a guideline for upgrading the potential of mosques to drive communities from case study mosques in the southern border provinces. Research conduction had made by studying related documents and case research studies of the sample mosques. The study found that Islamic Religious Organizations Administration Act, B.E. 2540 and Ministerial Regulation No. 2 (1999) issued in accordance with the Islamic Religious Organizations Administration Act, B.E. 2540, Specifies that mosques are classified as legal entities under public law, comparable to provinces, ministries, bureaus, departments, and other public organizations. If the mosque committee, especially the imam of the mosque, understands the implications of the law. It will make it possible to understand that the mosque can manage various affairs in a systematic way. As shown in the example mosques, Taawun Mosque, An-Nur Mosque, and Ban Nuea Mosque. Various sub-committees have been established to drive society and made a lot of benefit to them