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	Wakf Boards
		Wakf land be used for the welfare of the people.
		The Government may ensure that all wakf cases are consolidated and transferred to a single court so that they are decided without further loss of time and the orders passed in such matters are acted upon.
		Entire wakf land grabbed on the pretext of creating green belt be restored to wakf board and their land use be changed and commercialised in proportion to population.
	imamindia.tripod.com /misc/wakf.html (529 words)

	wakf
		The Wakf Act 1995 came into force with effect from 1.1.1996 and consequent to this, the Lakshadweep State Wakf Board was constituted under Section 13 of the Wakf Act, 1995 in 1997, for the Administration and General Superintendents of all Wakfs.
		The Board exercises its powers under the Wakf Act to ensure that the Wakfs under its superintendents are properly maintained controlled and administered and income thereof is duly applied to the objects and for the purpose for which the wakfs are created.
		The wakf properties are identified by conducting survey of all the wakf properties by the Survey Commissioner and Asst.
	lakshadweep.nic.in /depts/wakf.htm (2003 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The author refers to Section 32 of the Wakf Act, 1995, to argue that wakf properties cannot be transferred without the wakf board’s permission.
		Piracha, upholding the claims made by the book, told The Telegraph that during his tenure as wakf board chairman he had brought this fact to the notice of the parliamentary committee formed in 1996 to identify wakf properties in the country.
		Piracha stressed that wakf property is “God’s property” and demanded that the government notify the airport land in the state gazette before going ahead with its decision to transfer it to a private company, whether on lease or permanently.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1060204/asp/nation/story_5804088.asp (366 words)

	WAKF-TRUST
		Wakf may be made for the rich as well poor people alike or for the affluentand thereafter for the poor or for the poor people alone.
		Under Muslim law, the administration of a wakf is vested in the Mutawallibut since 1923 a number of Central and State Acts, have restricted andregulated the administration powers of a mutawalli so as to ensuretransparency and proper execution of a wakf.
		Thereafter, the Mutawalli's of these registered wakfs are required toprepare budget and accounts of the wakf for the appraisal of the wakfcommissioner and the wakf board.
	www.helplinelaw.com /docs/trust/23.php (727 words)

	Illegal Wakf construction continuing on Temple Mount
		JERUSALEM (March 1) - Wakf officials are continuing to carry out construction work on the Temple Mount in the area near Solomon's Stables, a senior official in the Internal Security Ministry said yesterday, confirming repeated warnings by archeologists who have been protesting against the unsupervised work for the past year.
		Instead, the Wakf constructed two elaborate archways six to eight meters under the surface, which "instead of becoming emergency exits became the main entrance to the site," he said.
		Wakf officials even tried to make further entrances, but were stopped by the government.
	www.gamla.org.il /english/temple/post5.htm (532 words)

	PIB Press Release
		Wakf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by Muslim Law.
		Being a pioneering effort, the actual working of the Wakf Act, 1954 brought out many deficiencies and had to be amended in 1959, 1964 and 1969.
		The Wakf Act, 1995 came into force in the entire country except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
	pib.nic.in /release/release.asp?relid=8047 (1163 words)

	Muslim Personal Law
		Ibn Batuta himself was appointed the Mutawalli of the wakf in favour of the tomb of Sultan Quib-ud-Din.
		Wakf on one's children and thereafter on the poor is a valid wakf according to all the Muslim Schools of Jurisprudence.
		Accordingly, family benefactions or wakfs, providing for the maintenance and support of the descendants, either as the sole beneficiary or in conjunction with other pious objects, have existed for the last fourteen centuries in all Muslim countries and all sects and schools are unanimous in upholding their validity.
	muslim-canada.org /muspersonallaw13.html (13645 words)

	WAKF YACOUB SABRY
		WAKF YACOUB SABRY was created on 11 April 1848 (7 Jumaada al-Awal, 1265 A.H.) and consisted of a wikala in Cairo's Gamalia district as well as a large khan (bazaar) in Tanta plus 600 feddans in the province of Gharbieh.
		Since the Wakf excluded primogeniture or gender discrimination with regards to inheritance, Aicha Zohdi's share in the Wakf was divided in three equal parts.
		Wakf also means that the property under such a system cannot be mortgaged or sold and that only revenue from it belongs to the beneficiaries
	www.egy.com /historica/wakfyacoubsabry.shtml (1675 words)

	Wakf stopped from working on Temple Mount wall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		JERUSALEM (September 7) - Wakf officials who were doing unsupervised construction work on the southern wall of the Temple Mount earlier this week were evicted by police, security officials said yesterday.
		On Monday, 10 Wakf officials were seen lowering construction materials from the Temple Mount to the base of the southern wall with no archeologist on hand, in what may have been an attempt to buttress the section of the wall that is bulging out.
		The committee, which has been decrying the ongoing Wakf work for more than a year, sent a blistering letter to Prime Minister Sharon this week, asking for an urgent meeting with him over the continued Wakf work.
	www.bibleprobe.com /wakf_stopped.htm (390 words)

	Wakf board chairman demands CBI inquiry into irregularities
		Wakf board chairman Siraj Paracha, in letters to Delhi Lt Governor Vijai Kapoor and Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma, said corruption and other irregularities had been rampant in the board in the past.
		He said ``most of the wakf properties have been encroached upon by the parties in connivance with the officials, members and the chairmen of the boards in the past.
		The purpose of the board was to manage, maintain and improve all properties dedicated to the wakf by scores of donors, he added.The wakf board chairman said a glaring example of corruption could be seen in the case of Sonburj in Mehrauli, which was occupied by an antique dealer.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19980514/13451534.html (368 words)

	DAWN - Opinion; August 8, 2003
		The first wakf mentioned in the Islamic texts, which is also considered to be the basis of the law of wakfs, is that of Omar Ibn Al Khattab.
		A valid wakf may, therefore, be created of shares in a joint stock company, money, etc. The validity of a wakf is determined by the possibility of everlasting benefit being derived from it by any form of dealing of which it is capable, or by converting it into something else.
		The object of wakf must be recognised by the Islamic law as religious, pious, or charitable; 3.
	www.dawn.com /2003/08/08/op.htm (4193 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This month, the Wakf (Moslem trust) dug a hole 30 meters square and 12 meters deep into the Temple Mount and dumped tons of the excavated material by the truckload into the Kidron Valley.
		Based on experience with the Wakf, it is fair to assume that bulldozers were used not just out of archeological boorishness but in a deliberate attempt to hinder the recovery of artifacts that it finds ideologically inconvenient.
		The Wakf knows that so far the artifacts that have been found from both Jewish Temples can be counted on one or two hands - the Israel Museum recently devoted an entire exhibit to a thimble-sized carved pomegranate-shaped scepter head believed to have been used in the First Temple.
	www.jr.co.il /articles/politics/atrocity.txt (742 words)

	TAMIL NADU WAKF BOARD
		As per the provisions of the Wakf Act, 1995 (Central Act 43 of 1995) and the Rules framed thereunder, the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board was constituted with effect from 10.6.1997.
		Further, twenty three Wakf Tribunals, having jurisdiction over 29 Districts, have been constituted under the new act for determining any dispute relating to Wakf or Wakf property and Director of Survey and settlement has been appointed and notified as survey Commissioner in respect of Wakf properties.
		In addition to the grant towards repairs and renovation of Mosques to the poor and needy Wakfs, a scheme for construction of compound wall or barbed wire fencing to the Kabarasthans (burial grounds) is also being implemented so as to protect the Wakf properties from unauthorized encroachment.
	www.tn.gov.in /bcmbcmw/wakfboard.htm (530 words)

	Audit Trails of Self: Sunni Muslim Wakf Board takes over Taj Mahal from Archaeological Survey of India
		The Taj Mahal, shrine to love, was declared Sunni Wakf property on the grounds that it is the grave of a woman whose husband, Emperor Shah Jahan was a Sunni.
		The institution of Wakf or the provision of dedication of property, movable or immovable, for religious purposes.
		The Wakf Board used the biography of the Mughal ruler Shah Jehan, the Badshahnama as evidence, wherein, the author, Mullah Abdul Hamid Lahori, mentions a decree given by Shah Jahan which states "I am declaring Taj Mahal as a wakf property of very high stature.
	selfaudit.blogspot.com /2005/07/sunni-muslim-wakf-board-takes-over-taj.html (1004 words)

	Wakf Board told to probe missing of land document- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		"What is ironical that instead of safeguarding the Wakf properties that are for the welfare of Muslims, the board remained a mute spectator and was allowing land-grabbers to enjoy the properties.
		Shabbir said the board was not taking action in any case, as several important files and proofs of Wakf land have been missing.
		The former minister said since the board was accountable to the Muslim community for loss of even an inch of Wakf land, it should explain the circumstances that led to the losing of the case.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=230205 (328 words)

	Synopsis
		It is further stated at para 4 page 105 that wakf Board is unable to pay even regular salary to its officers and employees and has not paid for last 12 months in view of the Wakf Act 1954 has no provision under which Board can enhance existing rent of Wakf properties.
		U.P.Sunni Board of Wakfs at page 118 states at para 3, That Board is running through financial crisis for last 10-11 years salary of other employees of 11-12 month is not paid and deposit of 60 to 70 lakh has been spent of meeting various contingencies.
		Assam Wakf Board states in para 3 at page 128 that Board is taking steps to obtain information of defaulting Mutwalis managing committee and they have been requested to contact the Board.
	imamindia.tripod.com /misc/synopsis.html (1045 words)

	rediff.com: Wakf Board property scam has Left Front squirming
		After five years of thorough research and examination of witnesses, the commission concluded that there were major irregularities in the Wakf Board during the regime of the Left Front.
		The report says that Wakf properties in the state, worth millions of rupees, were given out on lease or rent to businessmen at meagre rates.
		Incidentally, a few days before the report was tabled in the assembly, Huda was arrested on charges of questionable deals pertaining to Wakf property and this has found mention in Minorities Development Minister Mohammad Salim's Action Taken Report (in response to the findings of the G R Bhattacharya Commission's findings).
	www.rediff.com /news/2002/jul/05wakf.htm (491 words)

	Temple Mount: Layers of dirt, history, and conflict
		The Wakf, which refuses to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Temple Mount, nevertheless had consulted with Israeli authorities in the past over renovation work it deemed essential on the site; Israel kept such consultations quiet and informal, so as not to shame the Wakf.
		The Wakf claimed an emergency exit was needed for worshipers at the Marwani Mosque, who now can only access the site via a narrow staircase that could quickly become a death trap in the event of fire or another emergency.
		Wakf spokesman Adnan Husseini says that the issue should not concern the Jews, since the only artifacts disturbed were from previous Moslem periods.
	www.cdn-friends-icej.ca /isreport/novdec99/temple.html (2600 words)

	KF - Kodagu Front
		He also informed that the Wakf Board is bound to protect all the Wakf properties like Masjid, Graveyard, Madrasa, Orphanages and other education trust, throughout the state.
		'Wakf tribunal is already established in the state to solve the Wakf property disputes', he explained.
		Khalid defined Wakf as 'A godly person dedicating his property in the same of Almighty, stopping the transaction of the donated property for ever, till the doom's day'.
	www.kodava.org /kf/Nov2001/kf112001.htm (2684 words)

	Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan
		According to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board (UPSWB), Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's 17th-century monument to his wife Mumtaz Mahal is now Sunni Wakf property as Islamic scholars and Persian experts studying the tomes have found that this was what the emperor had willed.
		An angry ASI is preparing to appeal against the Wakf board's decision in Allahabad High Court, the highest court of law in the state of Uttar Pradesh, where the Taj is located.
		Under Wakf rules, the caretaker gets 7% of the revenue from the building, which is to be spent on its maintenance, and a say in how the rest of the money is spent.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/GG16Df01.html (1692 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As this private Wakf is used for non-religious purposes, officials say they are “prone to ill-use and, consequently, allegations of wrongful use”.
		Taking all private Wakf property away from the ambit of the Wakf Act, 1995, it passed on their control to the individual mutwalis.
		Also, the demarcation between what is private Wakf property and what is public Wakf property will now be decided by the judiciary, curbing the Board’s authority even more, felt Muslim law experts.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030522/asp/calcutta/story_1991902.asp (409 words)

	The Hindu : National : Wakf Boards asked to generate funds for women welfare
		Talking to presspersons after a meeting with the State Wakf Board heads, the NCW Member, Nafisa Hussain, said the condition of the Wakf Boards was bad.
		The meeting recommended that legislation be introduced to reclaim the Wakf Board property, worth crores of rupees, which were either encroached upon or under litigation.
		The Wakf Board representatives, on the other hand, expressed their inability to provide monetary support to women, since they did not have enough income.
	www.hindu.com /2004/11/26/stories/2004112605291100.htm (478 words)

	Sharon Must Block Talibanism - The Israel Report April 2001
		In a petition to the Supreme Court, the committee also charged the Wakf has been using hundreds of volunteer construction workers during the week and on weekends, indicating that the construction is not ceasing, but expanding on an urgent basis.
		The Wakf's frantic building project is Talibanist in nature, in that the Wakf completely denies any non-Moslem connection to the site where the First and Second Temples once stood.
		As an indication that this totalitarian mentality goes beyond the Wakf, MK Abdul Malik Dehamshe so persistently heckled the recent Knesset hearing with claims that the site was completely Islamic that he had to be removed from the room.
	www.cdn-friends-icej.ca /isreport/april01/taliban.html (872 words)

	Israel's War Against Terror - Picture Archive
		South Eastern view of an ancient arched structure that is attached to the Temple Mount's eastern wall, near the new entrance to the Solomon's stables structure.
		Heaps of marble pillars that were part of an ancient structure that was dismantled by the Wakf.
		The remains of ancient marble pillar is seen in the middle.
	www.israel-wat.com /pics2_eng.htm (436 words)

	G.O.Ms.No. 59, Dated 22nd April, 1997
		The Special Officer has also stated that the wakf properties are not being managed properly and there is large scale exploitation of wakf properties and the management and control of the wakf board over the said properties has been highly ineffective and inefficient.
		There are large scale encroachments on wakf properties, and the properties are being sold for nominal values and being alienated unauthorisedly by unscrupulous elements and the purpose for which the wakf properties were made is being lease fulfilled.
		(iii)the District Wakf Officer shall be provided with one Clerk-cum- typist to assist him in correspondence and to maintain files etc., besides two to three inspector auditors of wakf depending upon the number and value of wakf properties along with one or two attendars shall be attached to the Dist. wakf Officer.
	gist.ap.nic.in /gos/rev/lr590497.html (418 words)

	Reconstitute Central Wakf Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Alleging large scale misuse of the CWC damaging to the interests of the Wakf during the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime, he also demanded re-examination of all genuine proposals from various state wakf boards not entertained by the then CWC and reconstitution of Maulana Azad Education Foundation.
		The NDA government reconstituted the Central Wakf Council in May 2003, violating the sections of the Wakf Act.
		Punjab Wakf Board was trifurcated without seeking the advise of the CWC, which is the advisory body of the government of India on wakf matters.
	pd.cpim.org /2004/1128/11282004_hannan.htm (564 words)

	Case Notes
		The Supreme Court of India has held in the case of Trustees of Sahebzadi Oalia Kulsum Trust v Controller of Estate Duty [1998] 233 ITR 434 that a wakf (Islamic trust) created in the State of Hyderabad for the immediate benefit of the settlor's dependants and thereafter for a holy shrine in Iran was valid.
		The case was litigated to determine whether the trust property should be included in the value of the settlor's estate for the purposes of estate duty (a form of inheritance tax).
		The court held that the validity of a wakf in Hyderabad continued to be governed by accepted principles of Islamic law rather than the Privy Council decision.
	www.icnl.org /JOURNAL/vol1iss2/cases.html (579 words)

	PIB Press Release
		The members of the newly formed Central Wakf Council in its 47th meeting suggested to form a Wakf Development Corporation to harness and utilize the resources for development of Wakf properties.
		The Minister stressed on streamlining audit of the income and expenditure of the individual wakfs to ensures proper utilisation of the income of their properties.
		They advised to energize State Wakf Tribunals which were set up to alleviate the miseries of the people and to monitor the work of State Boards to streamline their activities.
	pib.nic.in /release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=9314 (454 words)

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