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WAKF
Noun
wakf (plural wakfs or awkaf)
Alternative spelling of waqf
Source: Wiktionary
Wakf (wukf), n. [Ar. waqf.] (Moham. Law)
Definition: The granting or dedication of property in trust for a pious purpose, that is, to some object that tends to the good of mankind, as to support a mosque or caravansary, to provide for support of one's family, kin, or neighbors, to benefit some particular person or persons and afterward the poor, etc.; also, the trust so created, or the property in trust.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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