waqf

American  

[wahkf] / wɑkf /

noun

plural

awqaf, waqfs

1. Islam. the practice of donating property as an endowment to a religious institution, which uses the income from it for charitable purposes.

2. Islam. property donated in this way.

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Example Sentences

But the government argues it aims to make the management of Muslim properties, known as waqf, more transparent.

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In Islam, waqf is a charitable or religious donation made by Muslims to mosques, madrassas or orphanages.

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Historically, many properties that were donated through oral declarations or community customs have been legitimised as waqf properties because of their continuous use by the Muslim community.

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Under the new law, waqf boards were required to provide valid documents to claim a property as waqf.

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The properties were governed by the Waqf Act, 1995, which mandated the formation of state-level waqf boards to manage them.

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