FACTORS THAT WILL IMPACT THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY'S DECISION TO SELECT MOSQUE AS A SOCIOECONOMIC LOCATION

Mosques are known as places where Muslims gather to worship. Since the era of Islamic greatness, which is the era of the reign of the Prophet, The Rashidun Caliphate and the Bani Abbasid, the mosque has been made into a place with various functions such as a place to study, a library, business of buying and selling and including matters of state management are done in the mosque. However, there are several aspects that can be detected in previous studies indicated a lack of studies regarding the focus, which is choosing mosque as socioeconomics destination. Hence, this article aimed to construct the conceptual framework in related with the factors influencing the decision of the Muslim community in choosing Al-Busyra mosque in Merbok as a socioeconomics destination. A quantitative approach was employed in this study by focusing on developing conceptual framework that based on independent variables (i.e. demographic factors, religious obligation, social influence, attitude, and awareness) towards dependent variable (choosing MSD). This framework was developed based on Theory Reason Action (TRA). This research complements the conceptual contribution by adding a new knowledge in understanding the factors that influence Muslim community choosing mosque as socioeconomics destination. Therefore, this contribution will bring benefit for academic literature, develop more about this research that can open mind for Muslim community, as well as to the authority in empowering the mosque as a socioeconomic destination.