Protection, Maintenance & Development of Awqāf in India : with special reference to Rajasthan / edited by Syed Khalid Rashid.

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Edited by Syed Khalid Rashid

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New Delhi : Institute of Objective Studies, 2005Description: xxi, 457 pagesContent type:

text

ISBN:

9788185220055
8185220050

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DDC classification:

346.046 P5

Summary: This book examines the protection, maintenance, and development of awqāf (Islamic endowments) in India, with special reference to Rajasthan. It discusses their historical role, legal framework, administrative challenges, and issues like encroachment and mismanagement. While highlighting the social potential of awqāf, it stresses that weak governance and inadequate protection limit their impact, and calls for reforms, stronger oversight, and active community involvement to ensure their effective development.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Sultan Qaboos Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	346.046 P5 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		1688

includes appendices, list of cases, list of statutes, index (p. 229-457).

This book examines the protection, maintenance, and development of awqāf (Islamic endowments) in India, with special reference to Rajasthan. It discusses their historical role, legal framework, administrative challenges, and issues like encroachment and mismanagement. While highlighting the social potential of awqāf, it stresses that weak governance and inadequate protection limit their impact, and calls for reforms, stronger oversight, and active community involvement to ensure their effective development.

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