ABSTRACT
The vaqf, an Islamic endowment, is also an Islamic legal transaction: vaqf deeds were prepared at the shari‘a courts and endorsed by the mojtaheds. Since the vaqf deeds were prepared at shari‘a courts, the Qajar state never controlled the establishment of vaqfs. The vaqf administrators were appointed by mojtaheds. The shari‘a court records included eight deed-type hokms, by which Sangelaji and Nuri appointed persons to be vaqf administrators. Two articles have tried to investigate all of the vaqfs in Qajar Tehran. Mansure Ettehadiye analyzed vaqfs in two building surveys, while Shah Hoseyni acquired statistical information from the collection of the Vaqf Organization. The mosques and madrases are common objects of the vaqf in Sunni regions. The vaqfs for the shrines are also popular in Sunni regions, although Shi‘ism particularly respected the shrines of the Imams and their descendants. The takyes are Shi‘i institutions, where the mourning ceremonies for Shi‘i Imams, in particular for Imam Husayn, were performed.
