Waqf_establishing-an-endowment

‫بسم الله والصالة والسالم على رسول‬
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PRE ASESSMENT
•What are some forms of charity in Islam that you
already know about?
• Why do you think charity is important in Islam
Have you heard the term waqf before? If yes, what do

you think it means?
Can you think of any examples of assets that could be used

in a waqf?
How do you think waqf is different from other types of
charity, like sadaqah? 2
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Establishing a Waqf
Main Content
Learning Objectives
Initiative to Learn
Definition & Concept of Waqf
Establishing an Endowment.
Building a Civilization of Giving & Growth.
Benefits of Waqf
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Learning Objectives
WAQF ‫وقف‬in Arabic means Endowment or Charity
Establishment
Explain the Concept of Waqf
Analyse the Benefits of Waqf
Illustrate the virtue of Waqf
Distinguish between
Various types of Appreciate UAE’s efforts in
Waqf establishing Endowments
Explain the Role of Waqf in serving the Community
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Initiative to Learn
What comes to your mind when someone says:

You Plant & It Grows?
What happens when you throw a stone in the river?
Have you ever noticed the ripples that are formed?
Just like a stone thrown into a river creates ripples that spread outward, a waqf
creates lasting benefits that continue to spread and impact the community over
time
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Waqf: Definition & Concept
• ‘Restricting & Preventing’
Dedication of something a person owns for people’s benefit after his death.
Such ‘dedicated property or wealth’ cannot be sold or gifted or inherited after
the person’s death.
• ‘Preserving’
An endowment i.e. a voluntary and irrevocable dedication of one's wealth or a
portion of it - in cash or kind (such as a house or a garden), and its disbursement
for Shariah-compliant projects (such as mosques or schools, hospitals, burial
grounds, lodging centres etc.)
Definition of waqf according to Merriam-Webster dictionary:

1: an Islamic endowment of property to be held in trust and used for a charitable
or religious purpose
2: a Muslim religious or charitable foundation created by an endowed trust fund
Concept of Waqf
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Concept of Waqf
Inspiration for Waqf:
“When a man dies, his deeds comes to an end except for
three: Sadaqah Jaariyah (ongoing charity); knowledge
which is beneficial; or a virtuous child who prays for his
(deceased) parent”. (Hadeeth)
“The rewards of the good deeds that will reach a believer after his
death are: Knowledge which he taught and spread; a righteous son
whom he leaves behind; a copy of the Qur'an that he leaves as a
legacy; a mosque that he built; a house that he built for wayfarers; a
canal that he dug; or charity that he gave during his lifetime when he
was in good health. These deeds will reach him after his death."
(Hadeeth)
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Reading Time
Waqf: Establishing an Endowment.
Building a Civilization of Giving & Growth.
Find out the Difference between Sadaqah and Waqf
Waqf of the Early Muslims / READING ACTIVITY
Conditions of Establishing a Waqf
Types of Endowment
Waqf is a Service to the Community
The UAE and WAQF

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TASK-1
Sadaqah & Waqf

Aspect of Sadaqah Waqf
comparison
Points of
Dissimilarity
Points of
Similarity
Visit Awqaf website to find out the difference!

https://www.awqaf.gov.ae/en/definitionofwaqf
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Reading Time
Waqf of the Early Muslims:
Read page 78 and share your points of learning!
https://www.iwaqf.net/story/
Read the Story of Waqf & present your findings.
Awqaaf is the plural of Waqf

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Conditions of TASK-2
Establising a Waqf
Recall the terminology used in the Waqf –
from your reading of page 78
The conditions are aimed at ensuring the sustainability of both the endowed object and
the utility that it yields so that the benefits serve the purpose for which a certain waqf
was established in the first place.
The conditions include:

1. The endower must be capable of handling financial matters. He must be an adult,
sound of mind, acting freely out of his own accord and not under compulsion and
must own the property he intends to donate as waqf.
2. The property established as waqf must be that which is valued, known and perpetual
in yielding benefit and extracting usufruct.
3. The beneficiary must be for a good and benevolent cause and not for any evil
purpose, and that It be cause that does not terminate or cease.
4. The declaration should be decisive and mandatory in its formation. It cannot be
concluded via a mere promise nor can it be done on some condition!

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Types of Endowment
Endowments are classified on the basis of the party benefitting from the
Waqf. Based on this, there are three types of endowments:
1. Family (Ahli) Endowments: For the benefit of the relatives of the
Endower. It is also called as Private Waqf.
2. Charitable Endowments: For the benefit of the public such as the poor, or
public charity institutions.
3. Joint Endowments: A combination of Charitable and Family endowment.
Here, the Endower specifies a portion of the benefits for his family and
leaves the other portion to charitable deeds. For e.g. An endower making
his house a Trust to different beneficiaries such as his family and the poor
from the community.
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Types of Endowment
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Waqf is a Service to the Community
Muslims are pioneers in charitable and philanthropic activities worldwide
Since the time of Prophet Muhammad (sal..) through the ages, Muslims have
become increasing sophisticated in innovating diverse aims and areas of
establishing Waqf. Not a single domain of charity is left without Muslims founding
a waqf for the benefit of the posterity.
A few examples are the Endowments/Awqaf related to:
• mosques, their utilities and supplies etc.
• academic and cultural libraries
• schools, educational research, scholarships..
• social services concerning women, poor, labourers, unemployed
• health services such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes etc.
• environmental care such as maintaining water channels etc.
• birds and animals.

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Waqf is a Service to the AFL
Community

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The UAE & Waqf
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding father of UAE, was
the visionary leader who founded many Awqaf in diverse charitable
causes both in UAE & outside UAE.
Sheikh Zayed’s initiatives encompass all members of

society regardless of religion, material or financial
standing. His charitable work extended even to include
plants and birds.
Rulers, merchants, corporate businesses and even ordinary
citizens follow in his footsteps to make donations to a
collective waqf whose benefits reach far & wide.
Visit the UAE Awqaf website to have a glance at the Waqf Projects:
https://www.awqaf.gov.ae/en/waqfprojects

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Benefits of Waqf
Benefits of Waqf TASK-3
Positive Effects on close Relatives Positive Effects on benevolent causes
Benefits of Waqf for the Individual Benefits of Waqf for the Community
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Benefits of Waqf
The Role of the Waqf in achieving the essential higher
purposes of Shariah
1. Preservation of Religion
2. Preservation of the Intellect
3. Preservation of the self/soul
4. Preservation of wealth
5. Preservation of lineage
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PLENARY
After learning about WAQF, what key lessons

have you taken away?
How can these lessons influence your behavior

and choices in the future?

HOME ASSIGNMENT
write a report on the efforts of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan

Al Nahyan, the founding father of the United Arab
Emirates - in founding and supporting waqf projects
inside and outside the country

 Thank You 
Jazakumullaahu Khayra
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‫بسم الله والصالة والسالم على رسول‬

• Why do you think charity is important in Islam

Have you heard the term waqf before? If yes, what do

Can you think of any examples of assets that could be used

Definition & Concept of Waqf

Explain the Role of Waqf in serving the Community

What comes to your mind when someone says:

What happens when you throw a stone in the river?

Have you ever noticed the ripples that are formed?

Definition of waqf according to Merriam-Webster dictionary:

Click here for

Waqf of the Early Muslims / READING ACTIVITY

Conditions of Establishing a Waqf

Waqf is a Service to the Community

The UAE and WAQF

Back to Main Content

Sadaqah & Waqf

Visit Awqaf website to find out the difference!

Back to Main Content Back to WAQF

Awqaaf is the plural of Waqf

Back to Main Content Back to WAQF

The conditions include:

Back to Main Content Back to WAQF

Back to Main Content

Back to Main Content

Back to Main Content Back to WAQF

Back to Main Content Back to WAQF

Sheikh Zayed’s initiatives encompass all members of

Back to Main Content

Positive Effects on close Relatives Positive Effects on benevolent causes

Benefits Next Page 18

2. Preservation of the Intellect

3. Preservation of the self/soul

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After learning about WAQF, what key lessons

How can these lessons influence your behavior

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write a report on the efforts of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan

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