Family waqf deserves a better deal

• Main Author: Sadique, Muhammad Abdurrahman
• Other Authors: Rashid, Syed Khalid
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English; English
• Published: IIUM Press 2014
• Subjects: HB846 Welfare theory; HG4301 Trust services; HV40 Social service. Social work. Charity organization and practice; KBP173.25 Islamic law and other disciplines or subjects
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/41238/1/Chapter_3.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41238/2/Front_Page_Art.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41238/

This write-up attempts to shed light on the hostile treatment of family waqf under the colonial imposition of the English notion of ‘charity,’ which excludes family trust or waqf from the category of charity. Many Muslim countries adopted this view without much scrutiny. It is necessary to remind ou...