Waqf
English: charitable trust
Alternate spelling: Awkaf, Awqaf
Definition: An endowment or a charitable trust set up for Islamic purposes (usually for education, mosques, or for the poor). It involves tying up a property in perpetuity so that it cannot be sold, inherited, or donated to anyone.
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Kenanga plans second Waqf fund
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2022 | Volume19.Issue40
Asset ManagementRHB Islamic contributes Waqf funds
Monday, 26 Sep 2022 | Volume19.Issue39
News BriefsAmBank partners MAIK for online Waqf payments
Wednesday, 07 Sep 2022 | Volume19.Issue37
News BriefsIsDB discusses Niger’s Waqf development
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2022 | Volume19.Issue35
News BriefsAgrobank reaches cash Waqf target
Monday, 01 Aug 2022 | Volume19.Issue31
News BriefsProposing a ‘Reverse Hub and Spoke’ Waqf structure
Monday, 01 Aug 2022 | Volume19.Issue31
IFN Correspondent ReportsProductive Waqf Incubation Program launches
Thursday, 28 Jul 2022 | Volume19.Issue31
News BriefsSovereign Securities: Indonesia hits Sukuk Waqf record
Tuesday, 19 Jul 2022 | Volume19.Issue29
IFN ReportsRevision to Indonesian Waqf law needed
Tuesday, 05 Jul 2022 | Volume19.Issue27
News BriefsUAE launches first Waqf focused on meeting needs of women and children
Thursday, 30 Jun 2022 | Volume19.Issue27
IFN ReportsWaqf
Wednesday, 29 Jun 2022 | General
Shariah StandardsExploring the Waqf data hubs in Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, 31 May 2022 | Volume19.Issue22
FeaturesUAE to merge Zakat Fund and Waqf authority
Tuesday, 10 May 2022 | Volume19.Issue19
News BriefsHDC to launch MSME Waqf fund
Thursday, 28 Apr 2022 | Volume19.Issue18
News BriefsSovereign Securities: Indonesia offers Waqf Sukuk
Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 | Volume19.Issue15
IFN ReportsIndonesia offers Waqf Sukuk
Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022 | Volume19.Issue15
DealsIndonesia to issue retail Waqf Sukuk
Friday, 08 Apr 2022 | Volume19.Issue15
DealsIsDB supports Niger Waqf project
Friday, 07 Jan 2022 | Volume19.Issue02
News BriefsDesign ‘Waqf for R&D (Al-Albahth Wal-tatwir)’ to fund research and development
Thursday, 16 Dec 2021 | Volume19.Issue01
IFN Correspondent ReportsIran to establish Waqf Fund
Thursday, 09 Dec 2021 | Volume18.Issue50
Asset ManagementIsDBI assists Waqf personnel and stakeholders
Wednesday, 01 Dec 2021 | Volume18.Issue49
News BriefsMalaysian Islamic fintech company submits license bid for digital bank focused on Waqf
Monday, 18 Oct 2021 | Volume18.Issue42
IFN ReportsNiger considers Waqf as development tool
Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021 | Volume18.Issue41
News BriefsICD launches paper on Waqf for SDGs
Thursday, 30 Sep 2021 | Volume18.Issue40
News BriefsIntroduction of Waqf Sukuk in Oman: Economic prospects and legal challenges
Thursday, 30 Sep 2021 | Volume18.Issue40
IFN Correspondent ReportsGreen Waqf Indonesia partners with blockchain platform IBF Net to create Shariah green cryptos
Tuesday, 14 Sep 2021 | Volume18.Issue37
IFN ReportsIran to launch Waqf Fund
Tuesday, 07 Sep 2021 | Volume18.Issue36
Asset ManagementWaqf funds and equities endowment in Iran
Friday, 03 Sep 2021 | Volume18.Issue36
IFN Correspondent ReportsFund Focus: AlAhli-King Saud University Waqf Fund
Tuesday, 17 Aug 2021 | Volume18.Issue33
IFN ReportsSNB Capital to offer new Waqf fund
Monday, 05 Jul 2021 | Volume18.Issue27
Asset ManagementIsDB’s Waqf investment fund securing new investor bodes well for Islamic endowment
Tuesday, 22 Jun 2021 | Volume18.Issue25
IFN ReportsAsuransi Takaful Keluarga debuts Waqf insurtech in Indonesia
Tuesday, 08 Jun 2021 | Volume18.Issue23
IFN ReportsFund Focus: Maybank Mixed Assets-I Waqf Fund
Tuesday, 01 Jun 2021 | Volume18.Issue22
IFN ReportsSIBL launches new Waqf account
Thursday, 27 May 2021 | Volume18.Issue22
News BriefsMaybank Asset Management launches Waqf fund
Monday, 10 May 2021 | Volume18.Issue19
Asset ManagementThe giving landscape and Waqf in the UK
Friday, 07 May 2021 | Volume18.Issue19
IFN Correspondent ReportsWaqf supports specially abled students
Monday, 26 Apr 2021 | Volume18.Issue17
News BriefsBRK to develop cash Waqf products
Monday, 26 Apr 2021 | Volume18.Issue17
News BriefsFund Focus: Kenanga Waqf Al-Ihsan Fund
Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021 | Volume18.Issue16
IFN ReportsKenanga Investors debuts Waqf fund
Wednesday, 14 Apr 2021 | Volume18.Issue16
Asset ManagementAlgeria turns to Zakat and Waqf to support struggling businesses
Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021 | Volume18.Issue15
IFN ReportsFund Focus: PMB-An-Nur Waqf Income Fund
Tuesday, 06 Apr 2021 | Volume18.Issue14
IFN ReportsOJK launches micro Waqf bank
Monday, 05 Apr 2021 | Volume18.Issue14
News BriefsIntergenerational transfer mechanism vehicles and Waqf
Friday, 02 Apr 2021 | Volume18.Issue14
IFN Correspondent ReportsPMB launches Waqf fund
Friday, 19 Mar 2021 | Volume18.Issue12
Asset ManagementNew micro Waqf bank
Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021 | Volume18.Issue11
News BriefsWaqfinity to go live
Thursday, 11 Mar 2021 | Volume18.Issue11
Asset ManagementOJK inaugurates two micro Waqf banks
Monday, 08 Mar 2021 | Volume18.Issue10
News BriefsBank Danamon launches cash Waqf service
Monday, 08 Mar 2021 | Volume18.Issue10
News BriefsBIMB rolls out Waqf fund
Thursday, 04 Mar 2021 | Volume18.Issue10
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