Toward the reform of private waqfs : a comparative study of Islamic waqfs and English trusts /

Toward the reform of private waqfs : a comparative study of Islamic waqfs and English trusts /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Harasani, Hamid, author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, ©2015.
Description:	xix, 255 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series, 1871-2894 ; volume 10 Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; v. 10.
Subject:	Waqf. Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations (Islamic law) Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- England. Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations. Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations (Islamic law) Waqf. England.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10503100

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ISBN:	9789004306974 (hardback : alk. paper) 9004306978 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:	Based on author's thesis (doctoral - King's College London, University of London, 2014). Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-244) and index.
Standard no.:	9789004306974

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Methodology and general difficulties
The current state of Islamic waqf law : highlighting and discussing the criticisms of the waqf system
Exploring the tension between the waqf 's perpetuity laws and the English trust's rule against perpetuities
Trust and waqf ownership structures
Conclusion.