Financing the Development of Old Waqf Properties

Magda Ismail Abdel Mohsin is Associate Professor of Islamic economics and finance at the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Malaysia. She holds a doctorate in Islamic Civilization/Islamic Economics from the Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization of the International Islamic University Malaysia.Co-Researchers:Hisham Dafterdar, Awaqf New Zealand and Canadian Islamic Trust Foundation;Murat Cizakca, INCEIF, Malaysia / Luxembourg School of Finance, German;Syed Othman Alhabshi, INCEIF, Malaysia;Shaikh Hamzah Abdul Razak, INCEIF, Malaysia;Seyed Kazem Sadr, INCEIF, Malaysia;Thamina Anwar, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Mohammed Obaidullah, Islamic Development Bank, Saudi Arabia

• 1 Legal Framework of the Institution of Waqf.- 2 Development and Administration of the Instition of Waqf, Past and Present.- 3 The Role of Waqf in Modern Economic Development.- 4 Current Development of Waqf Properties in Selected Countries and their Socioeconomic Roles.- 5 Waqf Development: The Islamic Development Bank Experience.- 6 Modus Operendi and the Structures of both Classical and Innovative Modes of Finance.- 7 Conclusion.