TY - JOUR AU - Mahbuba Zaman PY - 2020/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - WAQF: ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION JF - International Journal of Sukuk and Waqf Research JA - IJSWR VL - 1 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles/Review Articles/Case Reports/Short Communications DO - UR - https://cribfb.com/journal/index.php/IJSWR/article/view/1148 AB - Waqf, an Arabic word meaning ‘to prevent, restrain’, in Muslim legal terminology means to protect a thing from becoming the property of a third person. The origins of waqf have long been a subject of debate among scholars; some believe the institution to be authentically Islamic, and others consider it to originate in pre-Islamic societies. One of the pioneers of waqf studies, compared its characteristics to Byzantine charity foundations and suggested there was a strong relationship between them. Öztürk and Akgündüz identify the attributes of the institution with Islam and believe it has evolved directly from the principles of the Koran ER -