Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries

Waqf (plural, awqaf) is an Islamic endowment created by a waqif (waqf founder/donor) who dedicates his property in perpetuity for the benefit of specific beneficiaries (waqf khas) or the public (waqf ‘am) for the purpose of reaping rewards accruing even after his death.1 For the majority of Muslims,...

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Main Author:	Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law KBP639 Muʻāmalāt
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spelling	iium-526852016-11-29T03:34:56Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52685/ Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law KBP639 Muʻāmalāt Waqf (plural, awqaf) is an Islamic endowment created by a waqif (waqf founder/donor) who dedicates his property in perpetuity for the benefit of specific beneficiaries (waqf khas) or the public (waqf ‘am) for the purpose of reaping rewards accruing even after his death.1 For the majority of Muslims, the purpose of creation of waqf is to get closer to God and for the enhancement of charitable deeds. Once endowed, the waqf property (‘corpus’) is inalienable and cannot be sold or inherited, only the usufruct can be used for the benefit of the beneficiaries or invested for further generation of income including, to maintain and improve the corpus of waqf property itself.2 It is therefore a self-sustaining and dynamic concept that when applied effectively would be able to contribute to economic growth, development, social justice and prosperity of the whole society. The practice of waqf was enjoined by Prophet Muhammad amongst his companions and has been widely practised by Muslims throughout Muslim civilisation. Waqf property can be found all over Muslim countries as well as wherever Muslim communities are located in Muslim minority countries. 2016-09 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52685/1/4.Dr.%20Sharifah%20-%20Case%20Studies%20of%20Waqf%20Governance%20in%20Selected%20Non-%20Muslim%20Countries.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52685/2/4.Dr.%20Sharifah%20-%20Case%20Studies%20of%20Waqf%20Governance%20in%20Selected%20Non-%20Muslim%20Countries.ppt.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52685/3/Certificate%20of%20Appreciation-%20GWC2016.pdf Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah (2016) Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries. In: The 4th Global Waqf Conference (GWC) 2016, 19th-21st Sept. 2016, Swansea University, Wales, United Kingdom. (Unpublished) http://gwc2016.unirazak.edu.my/index.html
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description	Waqf (plural, awqaf) is an Islamic endowment created by a waqif (waqf founder/donor) who dedicates his property in perpetuity for the benefit of specific beneficiaries (waqf khas) or the public (waqf ‘am) for the purpose of reaping rewards accruing even after his death.1 For the majority of Muslims, the purpose of creation of waqf is to get closer to God and for the enhancement of charitable deeds. Once endowed, the waqf property (‘corpus’) is inalienable and cannot be sold or inherited, only the usufruct can be used for the benefit of the beneficiaries or invested for further generation of income including, to maintain and improve the corpus of waqf property itself.2 It is therefore a self-sustaining and dynamic concept that when applied effectively would be able to contribute to economic growth, development, social justice and prosperity of the whole society. The practice of waqf was enjoined by Prophet Muhammad amongst his companions and has been widely practised by Muslims throughout Muslim civilisation. Waqf property can be found all over Muslim countries as well as wherever Muslim communities are located in Muslim minority countries.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah
author_facet	Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah
author_sort	Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah
title	Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries
title_short	Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries
title_full	Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries
title_fullStr	Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries
title_full_unstemmed	Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries
title_sort	case studies of waqf governance in selected muslim-minority countries
publishDate	2016
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Case studies of waqf governance in selected Muslim-minority countries

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