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Waqf

A waqf (Arabic: وَقْف; , plural awqāf أَوْقَاف), also called a ḥabs (حَبْس, plural ḥubūs حُبوس or aḥbās أَحْباس), 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…

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Waqf

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Edges125
Triples326
Avg. degree1.98
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related to Further reading · 83
Waqf → Agrarian Relations, April, Arabic Science, Arjomand, Cavendish Publishing, CCLI, Central Asia, Centuries, Columbia Univ, Cyril, Development, East European, Edward, Empire Ottoman, Encyclopedia, England, Equity, Evgeni Radushev, Feierman, Gatteschi
related to India · 39
Waqf → According, Act, After, As, Aynul Mulk, Chowltries, Committees, Delhi Sultanate, District Wakf Committees, Donor, Early, Empire, Ghor, Government, In, India, Insha-i-Mahru, Islām, Khateeb, Khazi
related to External links · 31
Waqf → American University, Archived, CairoIslamic Law, Civic Engagement, Darende, Efendi Waqf, Es Seyyid Osman Hulûsi, February, Five, Five Islamic, FL, Gainesville, Gerhart Center, Huge, India, John, Kuwait Awqaf Public FoundationWaqfuna, Library, Muslim Philanthropy Digital Library, Orient
related to Zanzibar · 24
Waqf → Al Bu Said-ruled Omani, As, Century, East Africa, East African, Economic, For, From, In, Islamic, Omani, Said, Stone Town, Sultan, Sultan Said, Sultanate, Swahili, The, This, Under
related to Origin in Islamic texts · 20
Waqf → Allah, Although, And, He, Hijrah, Ibn Umar, If, In, Islamic, It, Khaybar, Medina's, Muhammad, Quranic, Surah Al Imran, The, Their, Umar, Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, You
related to Other · 15
Waqf → According, African, Djenné, Hamas, Illife, In West Africa, Instead, Islamic, Massina Empire, Muslim, Palestine, The, This, Timbuktu, West Africa's
related to history · 13
Waqf → Abbasid Caliphate, CE, Eretz Israel Museum, Islamic, Islamic Arts Museum, Istanbul, Louvre Museum, Muhammad, Paris, Qur'an, Tel Aviv, The, Turkish
see also · 13
Waqf → AfricaHaryana Waqf Board, Awqaf, Bangladesh, Central Waqf Council, Egypt, Evkaf, Ibshir Mustafa Pasha ComplexAWQAF, India, Jerusalem Islamic WaqfCharitable, Ministry, Office, Ottoman Empire, Waqf Administrator
related to Egypt · 12
Waqf → Abbasid, Abū Bakr Muḥammad, Ali, Amr, As, Bayt, Birkat, Egypt, Kulthum, Madhara'i, Qaysaba, The
related to Extinction · 12
Waqf → According, As, If, Islam, Islamic, Malikis, Nevertheless, Other, Scholars, Since, The, Thus

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islamic property law beneficiaries land founder also used charitable ottoman public properties must zanzibar mosques according institution waqif control may

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Waqfis acontract0.90text
Waqfis aIslamic institution0.90text
madrasas or mosquesinstance ofreligious or cultural institutions0.80text
marketsinstance ofimplying revenue-generating sources0.80text
mosquesinstance ofPublic utilities0.80text
schoolsinstance ofPublic utilities0.80text
bridgesinstance ofPublic utilities0.80text
graveyardsinstance ofPublic utilities0.80text
and drinking fountains can be the beneficiaries of a waqfinstance ofPublic utilities0.80text
graveyardsinstance ofwaqf by user0.80text
Musafir Khanasinstance ofwaqf by user0.80text
bedsinstance ofhospital equipment0.80text

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