Current legal issues concerning awqaf in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah, Md Dahlan, Nuarrual Hilal
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/4525/1/nuA.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/4525/

Waqf falls under the jurisdiction of the Syariah Court according to List II of the Ninth Schedule to the Federal Constitution. This is further entrenched in the Administration of Islamic Law Enactments of the respective states in Malaysia. Nevertheless, from judicial decisions, ‘waqf’ is still, unti...