Gazi Husrev Beg: The Ottoman Waqf Still Serving Sarajevo

The waqf system (public endowment of property, money, educational institution or land) has served as the backbone of Islamic civilization, providing public services and support over the course of Muslim history. The properties of most major cities consisted of a large portion of awqaf (pl: waqf). The Mamluk and Ottoman periods saw significant development of awqaf and by the 1800s, in Istanbul and…