List of government organizations that administer Islamic religious foundations

This is a list of government organizations that administer Islamic religious foundations ( waqf ) i.e. H. a list of state awqaf organizations. In the following overview, they are usually given with their better-known English names. The term awqaf (Pl. Awqaf ; Sg. waqf ) denotes religious foundations and donations that

“In all Islamic countries for the benefit of the needy, mosques, hospitals, schools, but z. B. be donated by pious Muslims from water pipes. The income of these foundations is not taxed and may not be traded, bought, sold or given away. "

Overview

The following list mainly reflects Awqaf ministries.

Egypt

• Egyptian Minister for Foundations under Islamic Law

Iran

• a department of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance

Jordan

• Ministry of Religious Foundations and Islamic Affairs

Qatar

• Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Awqaf

Kuwait

• Ministry of Religious Foundations and Islamic Affairs

Libya

• Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs

Oman

• Ministry of Religious Foundations and Religious Affairs

Pakistan

• Auqaf Department
• Sindh Auqaf Department
• Auqaf and Religious Affairs

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Dawah and Guidance

Syria

• Ministry of Awqaf

Turkey

• Turkish Department of Awqaf

United Arab Emirates

• Islamic Affairs Authority and General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments

literature

• Hossein Esmaeili: The Relationship between the Waqf Institution in Islamic Law and the Rule of Law in the Middle East. Senior Lecturer, Flinders Law School, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia ( PDF file ; MS Word ; 88 kB)
• Frederik Richter: Treasure of the Believers ( Online ; PDF; 4.6 MB)
• Monzer Kahf: Toward the Revival of Awqāf ( Online )

Web links

• Waqf Institutions (Charitable Endowments) (Kayhan Orbay)
• Role of Zakah and Awqaf in Poverty Alleviation - IRTI (H. Ahmed)
• The Role of Modern Waqf (endowment) Institutions in the Arab world's development (Abdelfateh Tebani; PDF; 253 kB)
• Gaza Zakat Organizations - The Graduate Institute, Geneva (Emanuel Schaeublin; PDF; 715 kB)
• bpb.de: Foundation

See also

• Ministry of Religion

References and footnotes

1. ↑ Iraq: Globalization through War , Sylvia Weiss (Attac)