12 小时之前 · The government is set to table the controversial Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024 in Parliament today after it faced strong resistance from the Opposition.While the Centre believes the bill would improve the management of waqf properties in India, the Opposition has called it a “targeted" legislation.

A waqf (Arabic: وَقْف; , plural awqaf أَوْقَاف), also called a ḥabs (حَبْس, plural ḥubūs حُبوس or aḥbās أَحْباس), or mortmain property, is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law.

14 小时之前 · Section 40 of the Waqf Act has been widely misused to declare private properties as Waqf, leading to legal disputes. Of 30 States/UTs, only 8 have reported, with 515 properties declared as Waqf ...

6 天之前 · waqf, in Islamic law, a charitable endowment held in trust. In the formal process of establishing a waqf, the donor (waqīf) dedicates the assets (mawqūf) for a specific charitable purpose.

9 小时之前 · The Waqf Amendment Bill, 2024, abolishes the provision of waqf by the user. It says that only a person practicing Islam for at least five years may declare a waqf. Pramode Mallik Updated : Apr 02, 2025, 01:27 PM IST The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, has divided the country along political and ...

11 小时之前 · What is Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024?. The objective of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 is to redress the issues and challenges in regulating and managing Waqf properties. According to the ministry ...

8 小时之前 · Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, focusing on improving the administration of Waqf properties through technology and transparency. The bill includes provisions for inclusivity, inheritance rights for women, and the application of the Limitation Act, 1963, to Waqf property claims.