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Two Important Points
There are differences between Islamic and
western perceptions of wafq (foundation)
However, technical achievements of western
REVIVAL OF WAQF TRADITION AND ITS HARMONIZATION WITH CONTEMPORARY - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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REVIVAL OF WAQF TRADITION AND ITS HARMONIZATION WITH CONTEMPORARY NGO UNDERSTANDING: UNIW EXPERIENCE Two Important Points There are differences between Islamic and western perceptions of wafq (foundation) However, technical
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Content
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Waqf Civilization
2.
Waqf People
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Necessity of promoting Waqf tradition in the Islamic world
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How to combine contemporary civil society understanding and waqf tradition?
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What is the mission of the UNIW in this regard?
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Waqf Civilization
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi says: “The hearts drowned by poverty and need are like a house filled with
- smoke. Open a window in this
smoky house through heeding their complaints, so that its smoke can be let out and your heart and soul shall become compassionate!”
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Waqf People
Understanding of ‘volunteerism’ in NGO
terminology
Waqf people fully dedicate themselves to the
service for humanity
We need this more than material sacrifice
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Necessity of promoting Waqf tradition in the Islamic World
Erosion of Islamic values led to economic and
social traumas in Muslim countries
Ottoman Empire was a civilization of awqaf
(foundations)
Most urgent duty is the education of Islamic and
human values
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We should consider the significance of the
principles of Islamic waqf tradition
There are common principles between western
and Islamic civil society understanding
Transparency, accountability and truthfulness
How to combine contemporary civil society understanding and waqf tradition?
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What is the mission of the UNIW in this regard?
The Union of NGOs of the Islamic World
(UNIW) is the umbrella organization of Muslim NGOs all around the world.
198 member NGOs from 46 countries Unity in every field and scale 30 international events carried out during the
last 6 years
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What is the mission of the UNIW in this regard?
Educational capacity building programs for
member NGOs under ‘UNIW Academy’
Greatest enemies of the Islamic World are
ignorance, poverty and fragmentation.
Int’l Youth Gatherings bring Muslim youth
together from around the world
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What is the mission of the UNIW in this regard?
Promoting the understanding of ‘love for
humanity’ and ‘human rights’
Financial and economic development, business
ethics and the promoting zakat
Moral and just mechanisms can control
centralization of power and growing richer
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