Throughout Islamic history, zakat and waqf have played an essential role in the development of society; whether using zakat to eradicate poverty, or using waqf to create public services and infrastructure, the two concepts are as relevant today as they were a century ago. However, for some reason, the understanding and perception of zakat and […]
Endowments (Awqaf in Arabic and Ottoman, plural of waqf) were one of the cornerstones of the Ottoman state in its economic and social systems. The Awqaf were so widespread and integrated into all aspects of Ottoman society that someone could be born, raised, educated, work, live and die, and be buried in or by a […]
By Alejandro GARCÍA SANJUÀN – Université de Huelva (Espagne) BULLETIN D’ÉTUDES ORIENTALES – TOME LVI – ANNÉES 2004 – 2005 INTRODUCTION By their wide distribution, their extension and their remarkable continuity, the awqaf (sing. Waqf) or ahbàs (sing. Hubs [1]), goods constitute one of the most significant socio-economic institutions in the classical Muslim world. Through the different […]
By Chau Johnsen Kelly* – University of North Florida “there can be no branch of the law in which Muslim peoples who are subject to the jurisdiction of the British courts, or courts trained in English traditions, have been made to suffer so many frustrations—by the judicial infusion of alien ideas, by misinterpretation or basic […]
The Waqf (endowment) is one of the practices prescribed by Islam. It offers considerable advantages to the founder of waqf as well as to the beneficiaries. Therefore, goods governed by the waqf must be managed ethically to ensure that everyone can benefit from them. INTRODUCTION TO WAQF The practice of entrusting goods under the waqf […]
L’Islam appelle à l’entraide et à la préoccupation des membres défavorisés de la Oumma en mettant de côté tout projet qui profite à certains de ses habitants ou à l’ensemble de la communauté. Ce geste est appelé Waqf/Houbous, ce qui signifie une charité continue pour Allah (Exalté soit-Il). Tout au long de l’histoire islamique, les gens ont pris soin de puits à travers la création de waqf d’eau, l’éducation, les soins de santé, l’hébergement et d’autres projets socio-économiques bienveillants visant à réduire les dépendances économiques des pauvres.
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