This article presents an endowment note as the only surviving material trace from the famous library of the Shiʿite scholar ʿAlī b. Mūsā Ibn Ṭāwūs (589/1193–664/1266).....
Read More »Islamic Law, Tribal Customary Law and Waqf
In this collected volume, Aharon Layish demonstrates that legal documents are an essential source for legal and social history....
Read More »Muslim Endowments in Asia: Waqf, Charity and Circulations
Waqf is a complex institution which has been employed by Muslims for over 1000 years to sustain various projects, ranging from private homes, cemeteries, libraries, mosques, schools, to...
Read More »Waqf in Zaydī Yemen: Legal Theory, Codification, and Local Practice
This book focuses on four socially grounded fields of legal knowledge: fiqh, codification, individual waqf cases, and everyday waqf-related knowledge...
Read More »International Conference on Masjid, Zakat & Waqf to Be Held in Malaysia
Recognizing the importance of Masjid, Zakat, and Waqf in social and nation development, Al-Azhar Masjid, International Islamic University College Selangor (Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor, KUIS) will continue to...
Read More »“Fantastic Charities”: The Transformation of Waqf Practice in Colonial Zanzibar
The present study examines the impact of British colonial rule on traditional waqf practice in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. The writer shall argue that British policy towards waqf in Zanzibar was shaped by a combination of...
Read More »Article: Negotiating Muslim–Christian Relations in Kenya through Waqfs, 1900–2010
The article draws mainly on the perspective of the Muslim minority in Kenya and argues that state control of waqfs in Kenya did not only interfere with normative practices but also partly laid the ground for the present-day economic and political marginalization and exclusion of...
Read More »Book: Toward the reform of private Waqfs
High-net-worth Muslim investors are increasingly investing and accruing wealth in the United Kingdom and the demand for Shariah-compliant wealth-planning structures, such as Waqfs, is growing. This study accepts that Waqf law, as...
Read More »Book: Islamic Law and Society in Iran: A Social History of Qajar Tehran
This is the first book on the relationship between Islamic law and the Iranian society during the...
Read More »Islam and the Construction of New Economic Moralities Conference
Islam and the Construction of New Economic Moralities: Divergence, Convergence and Competing Futures conference to be held at the University of California.
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