WHAT IS A WAQF ?
A WAQF is a property dedicated in the name of GOD for religious and charitable purposes, like Mosque, Dargah, Graveyards, Shelter Homes, Educational Institutes and so on. The property is a permanent donation by a person professing Islam, of any movable or immovable property for any purpose recognised by the Muslim law as pious, religious or charitable.
WHAT IS A WAQF BOARD?
The Government of India gave the land of Muslims who went from India to Pakistan to the WAQF BOARD'S under the WAQF BOARD ACT 1954. But in 1995, to compensate for the Babri Masjid demolition of 1991 the PV Narasimha Rao led Congress government changed the WAQF BOARD ACT to give WAQF BOARDS unlimited rights to acquire land.
There are 30 WAQF BOARDS in our Country, located in different States.
WAQF BOARD is India's 3rd largest land lord.
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