Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability
With poverty and unemployment is still the paramount concern across the globe, a study on Waqf and capital market integrations is certainly a timely call for sustainable socio-economic development. The aim of this paper is to revisit the literature on the issue of illiquidity of Waqf assets and erad...
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| description | With poverty and unemployment is still the paramount concern across the globe, a study on Waqf and capital market integrations is certainly a timely call for sustainable socio-economic development. The aim of this paper is to revisit the literature on the issue of illiquidity of Waqf assets and eradicate the dependency on government provision. To ensure the sustainability of Waqf institutions, financing apparatus primarily designed for Waqf assets are explored. The study proposes a viable integration of Waqf and capital market apparatus of Unit Trust investments based on the Shariah-compliant standards ratified by the Security Commission of Malaysia (SCM) guidelines. The study opts for thematic analysis method of the existing literature on Waqf financing. The finding indicates that there is a need for a novel apparatus such Waqf unit trust instrument through cash Waqf and share Waqf to realizes greater Waqf funds accumulation, investment, and distribution. It is highly advocated that the income of investment be optimally utilized for socio-economic projects. This study realizes as one of the pioneer endeavors to pool Waqf fund via unit trust model as its sources and exhibit management undertakings of the model. |
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| spelling | iium-745162022-02-24T01:00:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74516/ Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability Khaliq, Ahmad Hussin, Nazimah Mohammad, Mohammad Tahir Sabit HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance With poverty and unemployment is still the paramount concern across the globe, a study on Waqf and capital market integrations is certainly a timely call for sustainable socio-economic development. The aim of this paper is to revisit the literature on the issue of illiquidity of Waqf assets and eradicate the dependency on government provision. To ensure the sustainability of Waqf institutions, financing apparatus primarily designed for Waqf assets are explored. The study proposes a viable integration of Waqf and capital market apparatus of Unit Trust investments based on the Shariah-compliant standards ratified by the Security Commission of Malaysia (SCM) guidelines. The study opts for thematic analysis method of the existing literature on Waqf financing. The finding indicates that there is a need for a novel apparatus such Waqf unit trust instrument through cash Waqf and share Waqf to realizes greater Waqf funds accumulation, investment, and distribution. It is highly advocated that the income of investment be optimally utilized for socio-economic projects. This study realizes as one of the pioneer endeavors to pool Waqf fund via unit trust model as its sources and exhibit management undertakings of the model. Università degli Studi di Torino 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74516/1/74516_Waqf%20unit%20trust%20as%20an%20alternate%20model.pdf Khaliq, Ahmad and Hussin, Nazimah and Mohammad, Mohammad Tahir Sabit (2019) Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability. European Journal of Islamic Finance (EJIF), 13 (August). pp. 1-8. ISSN 2421-2172 http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/EJIF/article/view/3623/pdf 10.13135/2421-2172/3623 |
| spellingShingle | HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance Khaliq, Ahmad Hussin, Nazimah Mohammad, Mohammad Tahir Sabit Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability |
| title | Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability |
| title_full | Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability |
| title_fullStr | Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability |
| title_short | Waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability |
| title_sort | waqf unit trust as an alternate model to realize waqf sustainability |
| topic | HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/74516/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74516/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74516/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/74516/1/74516_Waqf%20unit%20trust%20as%20an%20alternate%20model.pdf |