waqf
Sign in to saveA waqf (; , plural ' ), also called a (, plural or ' ), or mortmain property, is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitable purposes with no intention of reclaiming the assets. A charitable trust may hold the donated assets. The person making such donation is known as a ('donor') who uses a mutawalli ('trustee') to manage the property in exchange for a share of the revenues it generates. A waqf allows the state to provide social services in accordance with Islamic law while co
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27 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Definition
- Origin in Islamic texts
- Life cycle
- Founding
- Founder
- Characteristics of a waqf
- Waqfiyya (endowment document)
- Women's contribution to the waqf system
- Property
- Beneficiaries
- Declaration of founding
- Administration
- Extinction
- History and location
- Saudi Arabia
- Jerusalem
- Egypt
- India
- Zanzibar
- Other
- Funding of schools and hospitals
- Comparisons with trust law
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
A waqf (; , plural ' ), also called a (, plural or ' ), or mortmain property, is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitable purposes with no intention of reclaiming the assets. A charitable trust may hold the donated assets. The person making such donation is known as a ('donor') who uses a mutawalli ('trustee') to manage the property in exchange for a share of the revenues it generates. A waqf allows the state to provide social services in accordance with Islamic law while contributing to the preservation of cultural and historical sites. Although the waqf system depended on several hadiths and presented elements similar to practices from pre-Islamic cultures, it seems that the specific full-fledged Islamic legal form of endowment called waqf dates from the 9th century CE (see below).
==Terminology==