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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESReviving the Waqf Tradition: Moral Imagination and the Structural Causes of PovertyZara Khan
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2020
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Yaqeen Institute
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Zara Khan
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English
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Paper
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Reviving the Waqf Tradition: Moral Imagination and the Structural Causes of Poverty

Zara Khan in Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

This paper builds on recent research classifying Islamic charitable endowments—the institution of the waqf—into distinct stages of historical and institutional development.

Keywords: waqf, poverty, endowments, structural poverty, philanthropy

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Khan, Zara. Reviving the Waqf Tradition: Moral Imagination and the Structural Causes of Poverty. Yaqeen Institute. 2020. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/yq-reviving-the-waqf-tradition-moral-imagination-and-the-structural-causes/