International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications ISSN (Online): 2581-6187 157 Eka Patra, Sri Hidajati Ramdani, and Mutia Rarasrespati, “Increasing the Existence of Mosques as Centers of Modern Civilization Through the Approach of Economic Science,” International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Publications (IJMRAP), Volume 5, Issue 9, pp. 157-160, 2023. Increasing the Existence of Mosques as Centers of Modern Civilization Through the Approach of Economic Science Eka Patra 1 , Sri Hidajati Ramdani 2 , Mutia Rarasrespati 3 1,2,3 Universitas Pakuan, Bogor, Indonesia Abstract— The purpose of this research is part of an effort to increase the existence of mosques as centers of modern civilization through an economics approach, with case studies at the At-Takwa Mosque in Erfina Kencana Regency, Bogor district, as well as providing recommendations for strategies to increase the role of mosques in society as a place to seek good knowledge. related to improving social welfare. The research data is in the form of qualitative data which is conducted through structured interviews with mosque administrators/takmir, foundation administrators. This study uses a census system in the sampling withdrawal. Methods of data analysis using descriptive analysis and environmental analysis. The results of this study indicate that the efforts of Takmir or the management of the At-Takwa mosque in increasing the existence of the mosque as a center of modern civilization through an economics approach have not shown adequate results. So far the mosque is still only a center for religious worship, due to the limited competence of the human resources managing the mosque. Keywords— Mosque; existence; takmir; improvement strategy. I. INTRODUCTION The Muslim population in Indonesia is the largest in the world. Data from the World Population Review in 2020 noted that the Muslim population in the country reached 229 million people or formed 87.2 percent of the total population of 273.5 million people. PIC SIMAS (Mosque Information System) of the Indonesian Ministry of Religion, Fachrie Affan, explained that the total number of mosques and prayer rooms in Indonesia is 741,991. This data is manually recorded data obtained in stages starting from the Office of Religious Affairs in each region. Meanwhile, the Mosque Information System (SIMAS) in 2022 only recorded around 598,291 mosques and prayer rooms throughout Indonesia. Community empowerment requires the support of the people by establishing unity. Therefore the mosque must have a role and play an important key in community development and be sensitive to community problems, even the role of the mosque cannot be marginalized by mistakenly distinguishing religious and secular issues. Community development carried out by the mosque through the management of the mosque management is of course in the context of improving the quality of life of the people in the field of worship, but also in the fields of education, health, economy, social, culture, and others. Apart from being used as a place for prayer and remembrance of Allah, the mosque has a function as a means of learning science with various scientific variants (tafaqquh fi al-din), a medium for building the character of the people, empowering the socio-economic community through the development of amil zakat, infak and alms institutions, unifying and Islamic solidarity glue (ukhuwwah islamiyyah), and others. DKM administrators who have the best quality in doing their work, and this is very influential on the final results obtained by the takmir of the mosque, the mosque cannot be separated from the management of Human Resources (HR) in the mosque. A mosque must of course be more selective in managing existing human resources. Therefore, an institution including a mosque certainly requires administrators to manage the mosque, because the good and bad of the mosque depends on whether the managers in it are good or not. Basically the recruitment of takmir or mosque administrators determines the quality of the new mosque administrators whether they can promote and prosper the mosque. Based on the theory used, which refers to Hadari Nawawi's Theory which reveals that there are three activities in recruitment, namely: selection activities, placement activities, and socialization/orientation activities. The quality of the takmir or mosque administrators will determine the management of the mosque towards the goal of prospering the mosque or only as a place for ritual worship. The At-Taqwa Mosque in Erfina Regency Cibinong housing has problems regarding the management and preparation of mosque programs related to increasing the existence of mosques as centers of modern civilization through an economics approach. The purpose of the economics approach here is to use the knowledge of Human Resources as the basis for how to manage mosques from planning, organizing, directing, controlling, procuring, developing, compensating, integrating, maintaining, disciplining and dismissing (Hasibuan 2019). Urgency and Bibliography The urgency of the research is to provide input to stake holders and related stakeholders in formulating and developing strategies to overcome and create good mechanisms for the prosperity of mosques. It is hoped that the takmir of the mosque will receive good benefits, so that they have an awareness of the importance of managing the mosque, especially in the role of the mosque's existence, and finally the main goal in prospering the mosque and turning the mosque into a center of modern civilization can be achieved.