Awqaf during the Ottoman (osmanli) era proliferated throughout the length and breadth of the Ottoman provinces including the Balkans, the Maghreb – North Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Istanbul became known as the “haven of Awqaf”. Selim Argun’s study of the Ulema, Waqf, and the Ottoman State (1789-1839) book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on Waqf and provides insights that are both striking and incisive.
Dr. Selim Argun is an Associate Professor and lecturer in the Faculty of Theology in the Department of History of Islam at Istanbul University. He is a specialist in the eld of Awqaf. Argun graduated from the Islamic University of Medina with a BA and completed an MA at the University of Johannesburg before completing his PhD from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. During his PhD he taught at the Institute of Islamic Studies. Dr. Argun has a special focus on Waqf, Ottoman History, History of Islamic Civilization, Institutions and Africa. Selim has written on many subjects including a treatise on “The life and contribution of the Osmanli scholar, Abu Bakr Effendi: towards Islamic thought and culture in South Africa”.
The book is available from Awqaf SA @ a cost of R250,00 ex postage