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A waqf, also called a ḥabs, or mortmain property, is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious
Endowment Deed of Mihrimah Sultan. This document concerns the endowment of properties in Anatolia and Rumelia, from which revenues were used to meet the expenses of the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque complex. April–March 1550. Sadberk Hanım Museum
Waqf Writing Room in Mevlana Museum
Uthman waqf (Medina)
Endowment Charter (Waqfiyya) of Hürrem Sultan. The deed mentioned the buildings known from later sources as the Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque, Madrasa and Imaret (soup-kitchen), and contain a detailed explanation as to how expenditures will be made to take care of the endowment's operations, such as the care and cleaning of the buildings, the salaries of the people who worked in them, and so forth. AD 1556–1557 (AH 964). Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Jerusalem Waqf
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The Jerusalem Waqf and Al-Aqsa Mosque Affairs Department, also known as the Jerusalem Waqf, the Jordanian Waqf, or simply the Waqf, is the Jordanian-appointed organization responsible for controlling
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…Central Waqf Council (India) Jerusalem Islamic Waqf Charitable trust…
The Al-Aqsa area in East Jerusalem, with the golden Dome of the Rock