Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal

Cash awkaf (plural of waqf ) have been a well-recognised tool for social development of Muslims in various countries wherever they are being practiced. It is governed by set of Islamic principles pertaining to awqaf converted by some countries into legislation. In those countries, they have proven...

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Main Authors:	Ishola, Abdullahi Saliu, Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah, Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
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Published:	Serials Publications(P)LTD 2016
Subjects:	K Law (General)
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spelling	iium-527882017-10-12T01:15:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52788/ Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal Ishola, Abdullahi Saliu Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah Ansari, Abdul Haseeb K Law (General) Cash awkaf (plural of waqf ) have been a well-recognised tool for social development of Muslims in various countries wherever they are being practiced. It is governed by set of Islamic principles pertaining to awqaf converted by some countries into legislation. In those countries, they have proven to be one of the tools for social welfare and alleviation and ultimate eradication of poverty, based on the will of the waqeefs. In order to serve the purpose of their creation, it is better if the waqf money is allowed to be invested in the interest of the beneficiaries and growth of the awqaf. There are a number of legal issues pertaining to administration of cash waqf, which are yet to be addressed. The existing literatures on cash waqf also do not have definite answers to them. In Nigeria, cash waqf is not well in practice. Because of this reason, there is lack of a legal framework on it. The paper reviewed the existing literatures on cash waqf, but they are not dealing with it in the context of Nigeria. The paper presents an appraisal of the papers reviewed. Serials Publications(P)LTD 2016-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52788/1/52788_Viability%20of%20cash%20waqf%20models.pdf Ishola, Abdullahi Saliu and Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah and Ansari, Abdul Haseeb (2016) Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal. Journal of Islamic Law Review, 12 (1). pp. 19-57. ISSN 0973-2918 http://serialsjournals.com/serialjournalmanager/pdf/1475750445.pdf
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description	Cash awkaf (plural of waqf ) have been a well-recognised tool for social development of Muslims in various countries wherever they are being practiced. It is governed by set of Islamic principles pertaining to awqaf converted by some countries into legislation. In those countries, they have proven to be one of the tools for social welfare and alleviation and ultimate eradication of poverty, based on the will of the waqeefs. In order to serve the purpose of their creation, it is better if the waqf money is allowed to be invested in the interest of the beneficiaries and growth of the awqaf. There are a number of legal issues pertaining to administration of cash waqf, which are yet to be addressed. The existing literatures on cash waqf also do not have definite answers to them. In Nigeria, cash waqf is not well in practice. Because of this reason, there is lack of a legal framework on it. The paper reviewed the existing literatures on cash waqf, but they are not dealing with it in the context of Nigeria. The paper presents an appraisal of the papers reviewed.
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title	Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal
title_short	Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal
title_full	Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal
title_fullStr	Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal
title_full_unstemmed	Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal
title_sort	viability of cash waqf models under the nigerian law: an appraisal
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Viability of cash waqf models under the Nigerian law: an appraisal

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