Waqf as a socio-economic institution

• Main Author: Haneef, Mohamed Aslam
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: King Abdulaziz University 2018
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory; HB126.4 Islamic Economics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/65590/1/JKAU%20153869_31-02-05-0MAHaneef.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65590/7/JKAU%202018%20cover.png; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65590/12/65590_Waqf%20as%20a%20socio-economic%20institution_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65590/; https://iei.kau.edu.sa/Pages-VOL-31-02.aspx

Syed Khalid Rashid’s lead paper titled ‘Potential of Waqf in Contemporary World’ is a welcome addition to the growing literature on waqf. This brief writeup focuses more on waqf as a ‘socio-economic institution’ and to place waqf as the ‘third’ or voluntary sector of the economy. It will raise some...