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'File 6/12 Waqaf [Waqf] Department, its formation'

Title	'File 6/12 Waqaf [Waqf] Department, its formation'
Author	dedication to Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The file covers various matters
Publication Date:	3 Aug 1927-22 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	86
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/1219
Record ID	vdc_100000000241.0x00037a
Library Location	British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date	3 Aug 1927-22 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The file consists of correspondence relating to the administration of Waqf property in Bahrain. Waqf property is that given by dedication to Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The file covers various matters, including: reforms of the administration of waqf property, including the formation of a committee to oversee the administration of Shia [Shī‘ah] holdings; the legal definitions surrounding waqf property, with the Awqaf Administration Law of Iraq used as a guide; the question of who will oversee the administration of Persian waqf property; the tracing of title deeds relating to waqf properties; the elections of the Shia Waqf Committee, including the result for the year 1939 (folio 83). The correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, members of the Waqf committees, Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the High Commissioner for Iraq, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Muscat. Folios 85-87 are internal office notes.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The file is arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	File 6/12

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'File 6/12 Waqaf [Waqf] Department, its formation'

Author dedication to Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The file covers various matters

Publication Date 3 Aug 1927-22 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 86

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/1219

Record ID vdc_100000000241.0x00037a

Library Location British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Date 3 Aug 1927-22 May 1939 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The file consists of correspondence relating to the administration of Waqf property in Bahrain. Waqf property is that given by dedication to Muslim religious or charitable purposes. The file covers various matters, including: reforms of the administration of waqf property, including the formation of a committee to oversee the administration of Shia [Shī‘ah] holdings; the legal definitions surrounding waqf property, with the Awqaf Administration Law of Iraq used as a guide; the question of who will oversee the administration of Persian waqf property; the tracing of title deeds relating to waqf properties; the elections of the Shia Waqf Committee, including the result for the year 1939 (folio 83). The correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, members of the Waqf committees, Shaikh Hamad of Bahrain [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the High Commissioner for Iraq, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Muscat. Folios 85-87 are internal office notes.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The file is arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) File 6/12