waqf
Americannoun
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awqaf,
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waqfs
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Islam. the practice of donating property as an endowment to a religious institution, which uses the income from it for charitable purposes.
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Islam. property donated in this way.
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Another contentious provision that was scrapped was a clause that required a waqf donor to be a practicing Muslim for at least five years.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
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.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
If unchallenged for a year, the final nature of the property becomes waqf.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
The committee also noted that “encroachments by the State, who is the custodian of the Wakf interests, is common”, listing hundreds of instances of such “unauthorised occupation” of waqf land by government authorities.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
The property thus set apart is called waqf.
From The Faith of Islam by Edward Sell
Al-Huda, Zaynab and other academies operate outside the jurisdiction of the five waqfs, or boards, that govern Islamic education in Pakistan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2016
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