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''Awqaf'' were among the most important owners of property in the Islamic world until recent times, and remain significant. Their incomes support the upkeep of many mosques; in past times, charitable services such as hospitals and orphanages were often maintained by ''awqaf''. The practice of declaring property as waqf gained considerable currency due to the practice in many Muslim states of expropriating the properties of important persons, especially officials, when they died or were disgraced. By declaring his estate as waqf and his descendants as trustees, a rich man could provide an income for his surviving family. The Muslim administrative body responsible for the Haram Al-Sharif in Jerusalem is often referred to as "the waqf". EXTERNAL LINKS The Hoda Center in Gainesville, FL is also known (lovingly) as "The Waqf" |