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In this first comparative treatment of charity and charitable institutions in Islam and Muslim societies of the Middle East, Yaacov Lev mines a variety of primary sources, including Arabic chronicles, dictionaries, waqf (pious endowment) deeds, and epigraphic evidence.

Waqf --- Endowments --- Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations --- Charitable remainder trusts --- Donations --- Charities --- Charity laws and legislation --- Juristic persons --- Trusts and trustees --- Uses (Law) --- Charitable bequests --- Charitable foundations --- Charitable trusts --- Educational endowments --- Endowed charities --- Foundations (Endowments) --- Philanthropy --- Private foundations --- School endowments --- Education and state --- Awqāf --- Evkaf --- Vaqf --- Vkaf --- Wakf --- Islamic law --- History. --- Law and legislation --- History