{"id":89860,"date":"2019-10-17T16:20:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T10:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factly.forumias.com\/?p=11016"},"modified":"2019-10-17T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T10:50:06","slug":"explained-how-a-waqf-is-created-and-the-laws-that-govern-such-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-how-a-waqf-is-created-and-the-laws-that-govern-such-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"Explained: How a waqf is created, and the laws that govern such properties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The UP Sunni Waqf Board has decided to surrender its claim on the disputed Ayodhya site.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is a waqf?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Waqf is the property given in the name of God for religious and charitable purposes.&nbsp;<\/li><li>In legal terms,permanent dedication by a person professing Islam of any movable or immovable property for any purpose recognised by the Muslim law as pious, religious or charitable.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How is waqf created?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A waqf can be formed through a deed or instrument, or a property can be deemed waqf if it has been used for religious or charitable purposes for a long period of time.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The proceeds are typically used to finance educational institutions, graveyards, mosques and shelter homes.<\/li><li>A person creating the waqf cannot take back the property and the waqf would be a continuing entity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How is waqf governed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Waqfs in India are governed by the Wakf Act, 1995.&nbsp;<\/li><li>A survey commissioner under the Act lists all properties declared as waqf by making local investigation, summoning witnesses and requisitioning public documents.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The waqf is managed by a mutawalli who acts as a supervisor.It is similar to a trust established under the Indian Trusts Act,1882.<\/li><li>But trusts can be set up for a broader purpose than religious and charitable uses. A trust established can also be dissolved by the board unlike a waqf.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is a Waqf Board?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A Waqf Board is a juristic person with power to acquire and hold property and to transfer any such property.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The board can sue and be sued in a court as it is recognised as a legal entity or juristic person.<\/li><li>Each state has a Waqf Board headed by a chairperson with one or two nominees from the state government.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Powers of waqf board:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Waqf Board has powers under the law to administer the property and take measures for the recovery of lost properties of any waqf.<\/li><li>The waqf can also sanction any transfer of immovable property of a waqf by way of sale, gift, mortgage, exchange or lease.&nbsp;<\/li><li>However, the sanction shall not be given unless at least two thirds of the members of the Waqf Board vote in favour of such transaction.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:The UP Sunni Waqf Board has decided to surrender its claim on the disputed Ayodhya site. Facts: What is a waqf? Waqf is the property given in the name of God for religious and charitable purposes.&nbsp; In legal terms,permanent dedication by a person professing Islam of any movable or immovable property for any purpose recognised&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/explained-how-a-waqf-is-created-and-the-laws-that-govern-such-properties\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Explained: How a waqf is created, and the laws that govern such properties<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1234],"tags":[7240,7241],"class_list":["post-89860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-polity-current-affairs","tag-waqf","tag-waqf-board","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704857143},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89860\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}