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Waqf
or wakuf (Arabic, literally “retention”), property relinquished by the state or by an individual for religious or charitable purposes, in accordance with Muslim law. The institution of waqf arose in the seventh and eighth centuries in the Caliphate. It spread to all the Islamic countries and became the economic basis for the vast influence of the Muslim clergy. A waqf could consist of immovable or movable inalienable property. There were two kinds of waqfs: basic, in which the donor lost all rights to the property turned over; and ordinary, in which part of the income was left for hereditary use by the donor and his descendants. Special persons (mutawallis or nazirs) managed the waqf. In many countries of the Islamic East, waqfs have survived in one form or another to the present day (for instance, in Saudi Arabia and several other countries). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | JUH is set to take on the Union government on the issue of the proposed Madrasa Board and " mismanagement" of Wakf land. Allocations have also been made for the new schemes of national fellowship for students from the minority community and grants-in-aid to Central wakf council for computerization of records of State wakf boards," he added He announced that a sum of Rs 25 crore each has been allocated for the two campuses that the Aligarh Muslim University has decided to establish at Murshidabad in West Bengal and Malappuram in Kerala. A large number of them have come to the Gulf after pledging their property and taking loans," said Mr Mohammed, who is also the Andhra Minister for Energy, Coal, Minorities Welfare and Wakf. |
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