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Potent Potential of Awqaf in Social and Economic Development إمكانيات قوية للأوقاف في التنمية الاجتماعية والاقتصادية

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  • Mohammad Manzoor Alam

    (Chairman, Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, India)

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Muslim societies and communities in all Islamic countries and most of the other regions of the world are having awqaf properties inherited from their ancestors. However, presently the waqf properties are passing through a trend characterized by usurpation, neglect and unproductive use. Prof Khalid Rashid in his lead paper has rightly emphasized need to protect and develop the existing awqaf and to consider certain measures which may enhance the income generation capability and admini-strative well-being of awqaf. Thus, a reform of the waqf system in the contemporary Islamic world is absolutely necessary. In a post-economic and financial liberalization environment at the global level, it is important to utilize awqaf for poverty reduction, capacity building and economic empowerment of Muslim communities. The waqf fund can be channeled through educational, social and cultural development. In this context, this paper discusses that in modern times, the economic dimensions of waqf institution need attention of scholars and economists to explore its potential role in economic life of Muslims. In a country like India waqf institutions have been playing a very significant role and have still great potentiality to do so in the religious, social and economic life of Muslims. However, they need to be cleansed of corruption and mismanagement. The control by government organization and the state interference sometimes pose another problem in the way of proper utilization of the awqaf properties in an effective way. إن المجتمعات المسلمة في الدول الإسلامية وفي العديد من مناطق العالم غنية بأراضي الأوقاف الموروثة من الأجيال السابقة. إلا أن هذه الممتلكات الوقفية تعاني من "الاغتصاب"، والإهمال والاستخدام غير المنتج. الأستاذ خالد رشيد في الورقة الرئيسة التي أعدها لمنتدى النقاش أشار وشدد بحق على أهمية حماية وتطوير الأوقاف القائمة، والعمل على القيام ببعض الإجراءات التي من شأنها أن تزيد في غلة الأصول الوقفية، وتحسن من طرق إدارتها. ومن ثم فإن إصلاح منظومة الأوقاف في العالم الإسلامي أمر في غاية الأهمية، وذلك لأن بيئة ما بعد التحرير الاقتصادي والمالي "الجارف" على المستوى العالمي، فرضت أهمية الالتفات إلى إحياء دور الوقف الاقتصادي والاجتماعي في المجتمعات المسلمة، والذي يمكن أن يستخدم في مجالات عدة؛ تعليمية، واجتماعية وثقافية. في هذا الإطار تسلط الورقة الحالية الضوء وبشكل رئيس على الدور والبعد الاقتصادي للأوقاف، من أجل لفت أنظار الفقهاء والاقتصاديين إلى إيلاء هذا البعد العناية التي يستحقها لتفعيل دوره واستغلال إمكانياته في الواقع المعيش للمجتمعات المسلمة المعاصرة. ففي بلد كالهند -على سبيل المثال- لعبت وما تزال المؤسسات الوقفية دوراً غاية في الأهمية في حياة المسلمين على المستوى الديني، والاجتماعي، والاقتصادي. إلا أن الوضع القائم يتطلب تطهير هذه المؤسسات من الفساد وسوء الإدارة. كما أن تدخل الدولة في بعض الأحيان في هذا القطاع -أي الأوقاف- يشكل عقبة أخرى تحول دون الاستغلال الأمثل لأصول الأوقاف وغلته.

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  • Mohammad Manzoor Alam, 2018. "Potent Potential of Awqaf in Social and Economic Development إمكانيات قوية للأوقاف في التنمية الاجتماعية والاقتصادية," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 31(2), pages 101-108, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:31:y:2018:i:2:no:8:p:101-108
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.31-2.8
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