Economic Empowerment of the “Babad Alas” Community in Langensari Banjar City, Indonesia by First Ulama
The economic empowerment of the Muslim community, especially in Banjar City, West Java Province, needs to be studied in depth about the history of economic empowerment of the people through the Chronicle of Alas proclaimed by KH Sanusi whose empowerment is through the Chronicle of Alas which was initiated by KH Sanusi. related to the chronicle of the base which became the forerunner of the struggle for Indonesian independence can be realized. For this reason, researchers want to uncover and explore how KH Sanusi in implementing the empowerment of the people by previous scholars and its relevance in the current era. So that later the scientific and epistemological history of empowering the people's economy can be re-realized considering that currently during the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic empowerment of the people through the chronicle of the pedestal is still minimal, so it is necessary to conduct an in-depth study of the problem. This research method is field research obtained from primary and secondary sources, where primary sources are obtained from interviews and documentation. The results of the study indicate that the economic empowerment of the community in Banjar City according to history was the forerunner through the Babad Alas program which was launched for the first time by KH Sanusi. Its relevance in the current era of Babad alas can be applied but needs to be developed through a renewable economy, for example with zakat, infaq, shadaqoh, and waqf programs where the organization can be implemented in mosques through mosque management units, then distributed to LAZ (amil zakat institutions), and given to people who deserve it.