
Lok Sabha witnessed a sharp debate between the decisions and opposition members of the parliament after the Minister for Minority of the Union Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday presented the controversial WAQF (amendment) 2025.
Rijiju criticized UPA for marking 123 properties in Delhi as waqf properties. He claimed that several of these properties would be denotified if the government led by Narendra Modi-LED did not reach power.
“The case has been running since 1970 in Delhi, which includes several properties, including the CGO complex and the Parliament building.
Let’s take a look at the features of WAQF throughout India.
Waqf properties throughout India
According to the official website of the WAQF System Management System of India (Wamsi) Wamsi.nic. There are 3.56 350 waqf in India. Wamsi, a government initiative for WAQF real estate management throughout India, provides a database of registered real estate.
The website confirms that there are up to 8.72 804 immovable properties of the WAQF board and 16 716 moving properties. The Sunni Central Council of UP WAQFS chairs the maximum number of real estate in all categories.
According to a report published on September 13, 2024, the Press Information Bureau estimates that 8.7 Lakh properties are currently controlled by WAQF boards. These properties spread 9.4 lakh acres all over India and are estimated to be worth £1.2 Lakh Crores. In particular, India has the world’s largest in the world, making the WAQF Indian Council the largest landowner in a country that monitors the armed forces and Indian railways.
PIB describes the features of WAQF as the property “reserved exclusively for religious or charity purposes under Islamic Law and any other use or sale of real estate is prohibited”. “WAQF real estate is awarded to Allah, unless there is a physically tangible entity,” Mutawalli “names Waqif or competent authority to manage or manage WAQF.”
The iconic features of WAQF in India
In December 2024, an internal survey of Archaeological survey India (probably) revealed that 250 protected monuments in India are currently registered as WAQF real estate.
WAQF properties are goods dedicated exclusively for religious or charity purposes under Islamic Law.
Sights protected as Waqfs in UP, under Sunni and Shai, include Bada Imambada, Dayanat-Oud-Daulah Karbala, Jama Masjid Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri Dargah, Hindustan Times. The iconic places in the Delhi under the WAQF board include Jama Masjid in Ferozeshah Kotla, Mukhoti Gumti Mukbara in RK Puram, Hauz Khas Masjid and Idgah. The Surat Municipal Corporation Building, which was historically used as Sarai during Hajj in Mughal era, falls into the list of WAQF real estate.
The Karnataka Waqf Council claimed around 53 historical monuments throughout the state, including the iconic Gol Gumbaz, Ibrahim Rauza, Bara Kaman in Vijayapora, the Fort in Kalaburagagi, said Deccan Herald. Bengaluru Eidgah Ground was also required by the WAQF administration since the 1950s. Around 43 monuments in Vijayapore were officially declared in 2005 as WAQF, the former capital of the Adila Shahi dynasty.
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