Category:Wakf

Wakf (wukf), n. [ar. waqf.] (moham. Law)

Defn: the granting or dedication of property in trust for a pious Purpose, that is, to some object that tends to the good of mankind, As to support a mosque or caravansary, to provide for support of One's family, kin, or neighbors, to benefit some particular person or Persons and afterward the poor, etc.; also, the trust so created, or The property in trust.