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Poljoprivredni vakufi u BiH – mogućnosti obnove
AGRICULTURAL WAQFS IN BIH – PROSPECTS OF RESTORATION

Author(s): Hajrudin Baturić
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Theology and Religion, Islam studies
Published by: Rijaset Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini
Keywords: waqf; agriculture; fond for restoration of plantations; Islamic Commmunity in BiH

Summary/Abstract: First waqf in the constitutive period of Islam was agricultural land. Waqf as a “lasting good” obliges the community for which it is intended as such, to maintain, improve and renovate it. Functioning and maintenance of waqfs is an important issue for Muslim community. Waqf is economic foundation esteemed by Muslims in the history of Islam as a precondition for good organisation of activities that are essential for stability and material security of Muslims. In Bosnia and Herzegovina agricultural land was often made a wqaf, this article reflects upon possibilities of renewal and development of agricultural waqfs in BiH, orchards in particular.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 60
  • Page Range: 93-96
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Bosnian