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Arabic term or phrase:	وقف خيري
English translation:	charitable wakf
Entered by:	hassan zekry

05:43 Oct 31, 2010

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Religion / Islam

Arabic term or phrase: وقف خيري

مصطلح خاص ، فالوقف هو: تحبيس الأصل، وتسبيل المنفعة.
وللوقف فوائد كثيرة ومنها:
-وصول الثواب إلى المرء بعد موته باستمرار وجود الوقف.
-انتفاع المسلمين بهذا الوقف،
والحاجة إليه ماسة، وخصوصاً في هذه الأزمان

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charitable wakf

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charitable wakf

hassan zekry

5 +3

charitable endowment

Riadh Muslih (X)

endowment waqf

halani

Mortmain Endowment

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)

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peer agreement (net): +5

charitable wakf

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hassan zekry
Local time: 10:03
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Arabic
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endowment waqf

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or waqf

halani
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 11:03
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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peer agreement (net): +3

charitable endowment

Explanation:
Waqf in English is endowment. In its most basic form a sort of a gift (usually land or property) whereby the beneficiary may benefit from its revenue, but cannot sell the principal. For example, one gives a religious institution a plot of land to use, the institution can use it, generate revenue out of it, but cannot dispose of it by giving it away or selling it.

Riadh Muslih (X)
Local time: 00:03
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Arabic
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Mortmain Endowment

Explanation:
This is an infinite transfer of all or part of an estate for religious endowment, which cannot be alienated for any other form of ownership, or sold or whatever transfer that would change the nature of the endowment.

In the second link look up: وقف
In this link:

you will find the following:
http://islamic-world.net/economic/waqf/waqf_development.html
"In his exegesis, Nawawi defined "sustained charity" as a religious endowment (Mortmain)"

Also see this:
http://mondediplo.com/2008/09/10bosnia
Where you will find:

"From the Arabic waqf, an inalienable endowment for charitable purposes, equivalent to the western mortmain".

You might want to explicitly call it Islamic mortmain endowment, if it specifically pertains to an Islamic waqf, or arrest of title.

Reference: http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/mortma...
Reference: http://dictionary.sakhr.com/SearchResults.aspx

Hassan Al-Haifi (wordforword)
Local time: 10:03
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Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 8

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