The Devotion of Life — Page 69
69 Literal definitions of the word ‘Waqf’ The word ‘ Waqf’ has many meanings in Arabic lexicons and in the dictionaries of other languages. Some of them are given below: Elias A. Elias – Arabic Dictionary ~ To stop, stand still To stand up, get up To endow To dedicate, consecrate, devote, unalienable property entailment. Jamie Ilmi Urdu Dictionary by Waris Sarhandi, Pub. By Ilmi Kutub Khana Lahore ~ n. Anything left in the name of God for which no owner is appointed. n. Any item, utility or public facility available to everybody freely. v. Devote something for specified purpose. v. To be immersed in something so much as to pay no attention to anything else. Farhang-e-Assafia by Seyed Ahmad Khan Sahib of Delhi ~ ‘WAQF’ – Anything that does not belong to any country but has been donated in the name of God; anything given as charity. Anything left in the name of God which has no owner but for which trustees of the religion are responsible; to permit everyone to benefit from something.