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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Cash Waqf-linked deposit
Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024 | Volume21.Issue14
FeaturesUAE consortium introduces new Sukuk Waqf to support breast cancer treatment
Wednesday, 14 Feb 2024 | Volume21.Issue08
ReportsWest Sumatra introduces new education and Hajj-Umrah Waqf initiatives
Monday, 15 Jan 2024 | Volume21.Issue03
ReportsMaldives navigating success through Waqf initiatives
Wednesday, 10 Jan 2024 | Volume21.Issue03
Correspondent ReportsCash Waqf as a catalyst for financial inclusion and sustainable development in Indonesian SMEs
Tuesday, 09 Jan 2024 | Volume21.Issue02
Special ReportsWaqf Fund holds presentation regarding Ijarah
Thursday, 21 Dec 2023 | Volume21.Issue01
News BriefsOmani Waqf foundation launches endowment investment fund to nurture Islamic philanthropic investments
Tuesday, 21 Nov 2023 | Volume20.Issue47
ReportsDigiwaqf to launch in November
Wednesday, 08 Nov 2023 | Volume20.Issue46
News BriefsLeveraging Zakat and Waqf: Safeguarding food security in the Maldives through innovative approaches
Wednesday, 01 Nov 2023 | Volume20.Issue45
Correspondent ReportsLet’s Waqf to quasi-commercial and social finance
Monday, 21 Aug 2023 | Volume20.Issue34
Correspondent ReportsSaudi Arabia registers more than 17,000 Waqf certificates
Thursday, 03 Aug 2023 | Volume20.Issue32
News BriefsRethinking Waqf
Tuesday, 01 Aug 2023 | Volume20.Issue31
Editor`s NotesWaqf: Let’s rethink the paradigm
Tuesday, 01 Aug 2023 | Volume20.Issue31
Cover StoryMoMA to expedite Waqf dispute cases
Tuesday, 01 Aug 2023 | Volume20.Issue31
News BriefsWahed launches Waqf feature
Friday, 21 Jul 2023 | Volume20.Issue30
News BriefsSecurities Commission Malaysia to publish second book to promote Waqf development through Islamic capital market
Thursday, 20 Jul 2023 | Volume20.Issue30
ReportsWaqf: The sleeping giant of the Islamic finance world
Tuesday, 18 Jul 2023 | Volume20.Issue29
Special ReportsBackstop infrastructure investment Waqf
Thursday, 13 Jul 2023 | Volume20.Issue29
Correspondent ReportsSovereign Securities: Indonesia opens offering period for Sukuk Waqf facility
Tuesday, 11 Jul 2023 | Volume20.Issue28
ReportsNew law unlocks Islamic banks’ potential for cash Waqf in Indonesia
Tuesday, 11 Jul 2023 | Volume20.Issue28
Special ReportsIndonesian government to issue Waqf Sukuk
Thursday, 06 Jul 2023 | Volume20.Issue28
DealsWaqf-featured Islamic REITs and ETFs, the latest innovation from the Malaysian Islamic capital market
Friday, 26 May 2023 | Volume20.Issue22
Correspondent ReportsUDA Holdings’s Sukuk: Financing Waqf projects
Tuesday, 23 May 2023 | Volume20.Issue21
Case StudiesExploring the potential of cash Waqf in the development of Islamic institutions in Japan
Tuesday, 16 May 2023 | Volume20.Issue20
Special ReportsAzizi Developments donates to Waqf authority
Thursday, 04 May 2023 | Volume20.Issue19
News BriefsCash Waqf-linked Sukuk initiative wins IsDB Prize
Thursday, 20 Apr 2023 | Volume20.Issue17
News BriefsTelangana State Waqf Board distributes charity
Tuesday, 04 Apr 2023 | Volume20.Issue14
News BriefsBWI to distribute retail Waqf Sukuk yields
Monday, 06 Mar 2023 | Volume20.Issue10
News BriefsZU to support Waqf initiative
Monday, 06 Mar 2023 | Volume20.Issue10
News BriefsAAOIFI issues Waqf standard in English
Monday, 16 Jan 2023 | Volume20.Issue03
News BriefsThe potential use of Sukuk-linked Waqf financing for Indonesia’s infrastructure development
Tuesday, 10 Jan 2023 | Volume20.Issue02
Special ReportsEgypt intensifies Waqf efforts
Thursday, 24 Nov 2022 | Volume19.Issue48
News BriefsKPMG Bahrain organizes Waqf training program
Monday, 14 Nov 2022 | Volume19.Issue46
News BriefsNew law issued for Waqf management
Friday, 21 Oct 2022 | Volume19.Issue43
News BriefsBursa Malaysia to bolster Waqf segment with proposed amendments to listed trusts and funds
Thursday, 20 Oct 2022 | Volume19.Issue43
ReportsWaqf training in Palestine
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2022 | Volume19.Issue43
News BriefsDubai consortium launches Sukuk Waqf for visually impaired patients
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2022 | Volume19.Issue42
ReportsKenanga launches Emergency Waqf Musa’adah Fund
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2022 | Volume19.Issue42
Asset ManagementIndonesia raises Sukuk Waqf
Friday, 07 Oct 2022 | Volume19.Issue41
DealsKenanga 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
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
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
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Wednesday, 29 Jun 2022 | General
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