A Comparative Study of Waqf Institutions Governance in India and Malaysia
Waqf denotes an Islāmic endowment institution. According toIslāmic law, a Waqf property is permanently dedicated to Allāh Almighty andis to be used, as specified by the wāqif (the endower), for permissible purposes.India and Malaysia, two countries of unique importance to the Muslim world,have an en...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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Intellectual discourse
Year: 2018, Pages: 1229-1246 |
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| Summary: | Waqf denotes an Islāmic endowment institution. According toIslāmic law, a Waqf property is permanently dedicated to Allāh Almighty andis to be used, as specified by the wāqif (the endower), for permissible purposes.India and Malaysia, two countries of unique importance to the Muslim world,have an enormous number of Waqf properties. This study explores immovableWaqf, rather than movable and cash Waqf assets. The huge Waqf propertieshave significantly supported the development of the economic and social orderof the Muslim community in the past. However, it is widely believed that due toinefficient governance and mismanagement, Waqf assets in both countries havenot been optimally utilized for the betterment of local Muslim societies. Thiscomparative study attempts to analyze the governance of Waqf institutions inIndia and Malaysia in the past and present, so as to highlight the main issuespertaining to governance. This will help each country to look at their respectivemerits and demerits and to learn from each other’s governance model. Themethods used in this study are analytical and comparative in nature. |
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| ISSN: | 2289-5639 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Intellectual discourse
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