For more than 1,400 years, Waqf has built wells, universities, hospitals and modern foundations. These are some of the endowments that shaped that history.
Illustrative imageOne of the oldest centres of Islamic learning in the world. Its Waqf tradition helped sustain scholarship, worship and public education for more than a thousand years.
Select any endowment below to read its story.From the first endowments in Madinah to vast estates that sustained the Two Holy Mosques.
A well purchased and dedicated for public use on the guidance of the Prophet ﷺ, cited as an early model of Waqf.
Orchards endowed for public benefit, referenced by early jurists as among the first Waqf assets in Islam.
Founded as a Waqf in Fez, and recognised as one of the oldest continuously operating educational institutions in the world.
16th c.Extensive endowments of land and property across the Ottoman lands, whose income funded the upkeep of Makkah and Madinah.
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