<![CDATA[Law Number 41 of 2004 on Waqf and Government Regulation Number 42 of 2006 require waqf land to be registered and certified, yet a substantial part of the waqf land in Gorontalo City, including land on which mosques stand, remains uncertified. This article identifies the factors that inhibit the protection of rights over uncertified waqf land in Gorontalo City. The study uses empirical legal research with a qualitative approach; data were obtained through interviews, observation and documentary study, and were analysed descriptively. Three inhibiting factors are identified. First, limited public understanding and awareness, so that land is given in waqf without the proper legal procedures of registration and certification. Second, the complexity of the administrative and legalisation procedures, compounded by cumbersome bureaucracy and the absence of technical support, which leaves nazhirs unable to satisfy the administrative requirements. Third, the weak protection afforded to rights over uncertified waqf land, which leaves such land poorly managed and prevents its social and religious]]>
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