RELIGIOUS COURT INSTITUTIONS AND ITS COMPETENCE IN SHARIA DISPUTE RESOLUTION

الملخص

This article examines the authority of religious court institutions to resolve sharia conflicts. The primary function of religious court institutions is to resolve sharia disputes, provide legal protection, guide society, and oversee the implementation of Islamic law in society. However, religious court institutions still have limitations, such as a lack of expert staff, adequate facilities, and infrastructure, as well as a lack of public comprehension of the procedures for resolving disputes in religious court institutions. This study employs qualitative research methods with a focus on the literature and statutory regulations. According to the research findings, several alternative solutions can be proposed, such as increasing the quality and quantity of human resources, utilizing information technology, and cooperating with other institutions more closely. To increase the competence of religious court institutions, the government and society must improve the quality of human resources, provide adequate facilities and infrastructure, and raise public awareness of the procedures for resolving disputes in religious court institutions.