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TS-AWM-01 Trust & Stewardship Asset & Waqf Management CORE Excellence v2.9.7

Waqf deeds registered & compliant

This criterion assesses whether the organization has properly registered and legally documented its waqf (endowment) assets in compliance with both Islamic principles and relevant legal frameworks. In the UK context, 'waqf registration' is evidenced through the charity’s governing/trust documentation, HM Land Registry title entries/restrictions for land, and permanent endowment fund accounting—rather than a separate state waqf registry. It evaluates the organization's commitment to establishing sustainable, perpetual assets with proper governance, documentation, and legal protection (Hifdh al-Mal). Waqf structures must satisfy charity/public benefit requirements; private/family waqf purposes are not charitable and require separate trust arrangements outside the charity.

Fiqh Principles

Waqf

An Islamic endowment of property held in trust for charitable or religious purposes, where the asset cannot be sold, inherited, or gifted.

Amānah

The Islamic concept of trust, honesty, and responsibility. Q4:58 and Q8:27 underpin Amānah in safeguarding endowed assets; documentation is a means to prevent betrayal.

Hifdh al-Mal (Preservation of Wealth)

One of the five higher objectives of Shari'ah. Legally registering and properly documenting a waqf is a primary means of preserving the endowed asset.

Al-umūr bi maqāsidihā

Matters are judged by intentions. Operational controls must ensure donor intent (shurūt al-wāqif) is implemented within the legal framework.

Islamic Concepts

Waqfiyyah (Waqf Deed)

The formal legal document that establishes the waqf. In the UK, this is operationalized via Trust Deeds or Declarations of Trust.

Habs al-asl wa tasbil al-manfa‘ah

The core definition of Waqf: 'Confinement of the corpus and dedication of the usufruct.' Legal documentation must lock the capital and define benefit distribution.

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Administrator 2026-03-07 11:07:35.340805

📋 **Version updated: 1.0.0 → 2.9.7** **Changes:** Updated islamic_references from mizan-297.json

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