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		Definition of waqf in English: waqfnounvʌkf An endowment made by a Muslim to a religious, educational, or charitable cause.  Example sentencesExamples -  In Arabic, a waqf implies a religious endowment fund, which renders a property unalienable, incapable of being surrendered or transferred.
 -  Once a building or land is declared a masjid, it falls under the category of waqf and may not be moved, sold or treated otherwise.
 -  The waqf is still administered by a government ministry.
 -  These relate to the Islamic endowments, waqf, education, and the status of the Islamic courts.
 -  A Masjid is a dedicated building, waqf for Allah.
 -  The demolished houses were occupied by those who were regular tenants of waqf and had paid rent of June and July too.
 -  In many Muslim lands women have been systematically denied their inheritance rights under Islamic law, either by family pressures or by legal devices such as the family waqf or trust.
 -  As early as 1978, the commissioner of Muslim waqf, the religious trust, warned Israel against registering and thus recognising the Islamic Congress and allowing it to gain control of the waqf.
 -  Characterizes Palestine as an Islamic waqf (pious endowment), so no portion of it can be relinquished.
 
 
 Origin   From Arabic, literally 'stoppage, immobilization (of ownership of property)', from waqafa 'come to a standstill'.    Definition of waqf in US English: waqfnoun An endowment made by a Muslim to a religious, educational, or charitable cause.  Example sentencesExamples -  In Arabic, a waqf implies a religious endowment fund, which renders a property unalienable, incapable of being surrendered or transferred.
 -  These relate to the Islamic endowments, waqf, education, and the status of the Islamic courts.
 -  In many Muslim lands women have been systematically denied their inheritance rights under Islamic law, either by family pressures or by legal devices such as the family waqf or trust.
 -  Characterizes Palestine as an Islamic waqf (pious endowment), so no portion of it can be relinquished.
 -  A Masjid is a dedicated building, waqf for Allah.
 -  Once a building or land is declared a masjid, it falls under the category of waqf and may not be moved, sold or treated otherwise.
 -  As early as 1978, the commissioner of Muslim waqf, the religious trust, warned Israel against registering and thus recognising the Islamic Congress and allowing it to gain control of the waqf.
 -  The demolished houses were occupied by those who were regular tenants of waqf and had paid rent of June and July too.
 -  The waqf is still administered by a government ministry.
 
 
 Origin   From Arabic, literally ‘stoppage, immobilization (of ownership of property)’, from waqafa ‘come to a standstill’.     |