Islamic Waqf

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Islamic institution
religious endowment
gptkbp:administeredBy mutawalli (trustee)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:wakf
mosque
gptkbp:benefit gptkb:community
hospitals
schools
students
travelers
poor
mosques
religious institutions
orphans
widows
gptkbp:commonAssets gptkb:farmer
hospitals
schools
buildings
mosques
gptkbp:compatibleWith donated to non-Islamic purposes
inherited
sold
gptkbp:establishedBy Muslim individuals
gptkbp:establishedIn 7th century CE
gptkbp:etymology Arabic: وقف
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Sharia_law
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Islamic world
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic Waqf
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:legalStatus recognized in many Muslim-majority countries
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Al-Aqsa_Mosque_Waqf
gptkb:Haram_al-Sharif_Waqf
gptkb:Ottoman_waqf_system
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:charity
public welfare
support of religious institutions
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Islamic_courts
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:zakat
charity in Islam
sadaqah
gptkbp:sometimesCalled gptkb:foundation
gptkb:train
gptkbp:sometimesManagedBy religious leader
private trustees
state authorities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Temple_Mount
gptkb:Dome_of_the_Rock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5