Waqf in Zaydi Yemen : legal theory, codification, and local practice /

Waqf in Zaydi Yemen : legal theory, codification, and local practice /

Islamic foundations ( waqf , pl. awqāf ) have been an integral part of Yemeni society both for managing private wealth and as a legal frame for charity and public infrastructure. This book focuses on four socially grounded fields of legal knowledge: fiqh , codification, individual waqf cases, and ev...

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Main Author: Hovden, Eirik.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.

Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society 46.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386341.

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Waqf > Yemen (Republic)
Islamic law > Yemen (Republic)

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Call Number: KMX1271.35

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Figures
  • Transliteration
  • Introduction
  • Representing Validity in Islamic Law
  • Central Waqf Administration
  • Main Texts of Zaydī Waqf Fiqh and Law
  • Family Waqf and Inheritance
  • The Tenant's Strong Hand
  • Private Rights in Public Waqf
  • Pure Law, ʿUrf, and Maṣlaḥa: Conclusions
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography.