Kewenangan Pemerintah Terhadap Pendistribusian Dan Pemanfaatan Tanah Negara Dalam Islam

: The Government Authority in the Distribution and Utilization of State Land in Islam. This article will answer how the Islamic government gains the authority in the distribution and utilization of state land as well as the requirements for the economic development. By delving into the works in Islamic jurisprudence genre, the author maintains that the Prophet Muhammad and the caliphs received the legality from the Islamic law to rule the country and the people, and to preserve civil rights including the right to own agricultural land and housing in order to meet people's needs. Furthermore, he asserts that the government is obliged to regulate the allocation of rights, distribution and intensive use of land in order to empower land as asset of the state and the society and thus the consumer needs are fulfilled. Thus, the Islamic government policy is not only confined in providing economic welfare but also in land and housing