Definitions
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- noun Islam an
inalienable endowment of land that specifies it be used for religious or charitable purposes
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the contrary-minded, mercurial shah made several magnificent charitable religious donations, called waqf, to support shrines, from which the present exhibition benefits.
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Before the creation of Israel, as much as one-tenth of all territory in the Holy Land was managed as part of an Islamic endowment known as the waqf, bequeathed by Muslims for religious and charitable purposes.
MRZine.org 2008
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The complex will be managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and its revenue will be placed in a "waqf," or Islamic trust, devoted to the development and maintenance of Muslim holy sites, Arkubi said.
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Iraq's Department of Antiquities and the Iraqi Shi'i "waqf", which controls religious heritage sites in the country, has stated that the historic tomb does not belong to Iraq's dwindling Jewish community.
Religion News Blog Religion News Blog 2010
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He said that his is a voluntary organization that tries to help coordinate between individuals and groupings of Palestinian Muslim citizens of Israel and the Jordanian waqf authorities and the Israeli bridge officials.
Daoud Kuttab: Jordan's Crossing Point Heats Up Daoud Kuttab 2011
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For years, Israeli citizens who wished to travel to the Saudi holy places made arrangements with the Jordanian waqf authorities in East Jerusalem; they are permitted through the King Hussein Bridge based on lists approved by both Saudi and Jordanian authorities.
Daoud Kuttab: Jordan's Crossing Point Heats Up Daoud Kuttab 2011
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Political Islam considers the entire historical Palestine to be a Muslim waqf (endowment) that no one is allowed to negotiate.
Daoud Kuttab: Palestinians Reject Israel's Racist Demands Daoud Kuttab 2010
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He said that his is a voluntary organization that tries to help coordinate between individuals and groupings of Palestinian Muslim citizens of Israel and the Jordanian waqf authorities and the Israeli bridge officials.
Daoud Kuttab: Jordan's Crossing Point Heats Up Daoud Kuttab 2011
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Political Islam considers the entire historical Palestine to be a Muslim waqf (endowment) that no one is allowed to negotiate.
Daoud Kuttab: Palestinians Reject Israel's Racist Demands Daoud Kuttab 2010
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For years, Israeli citizens who wished to travel to the Saudi holy places made arrangements with the Jordanian waqf authorities in East Jerusalem; they are permitted through the King Hussein Bridge based on lists approved by both Saudi and Jordanian authorities.
Daoud Kuttab: Jordan's Crossing Point Heats Up Daoud Kuttab 2011
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