Waqif
/ˈwɑː.qɪf/noun
A person who establishes or dedicates property as a waqf, an Islamic charitable endowment.
Did you know?In Islamic legal tradition, a waqif could dedicate land or wealth permanently, removing it from ordinary sale and transforming it into a continuing charitable trust.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic period
Proto-Semitic
*waqaf-
“A reconstructed Semitic root associated with standing, stopping, or causing something to remain in place”
Ancient Arabic
Arabic
waqafa
“To stand, stop, halt, or cause something to remain still”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
wāqif
“Standing; one who stops or causes something to stop”
Classical Islamic law
Arabic
wāqif
“The person who dedicates property as a waqf, removing it from ordinary private disposal”
19th–20th Century
English
waqif
“A transliterated Islamic legal term for the founder or donor of a waqf”
Modern English
English
waqif
“The creator or dedicator of an Islamic charitable endowment”