Examining the Feasibility of Waqf (Islamic endowment)-based Islamic Insurance Product from the Malaysian Legal Perspective

• Main Authors: Megat Laksana, Nan Noorhidayu, Che Mohd Salleh, Marhanum, Che Embi, Nor Azizan
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HB126.4 Islamic Economics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/70819/1/Presentation%20Slide-Toronto-Dr.Nan%20Noorhidayu.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70819/2/book%20program%20toronto.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70819/3/sijil%20toronto.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70819/

Compare to other countries, control power over the Islamic endowment fund (Waqf) in Malaysia is basically put under one statutory body for each state called State Islamic Religious Council. The worse scenario is, there is no standard shared among these councils in terms of managing the Waqf fund (as...