From The Jordan Times: Endowments to support research into legacy of legendary scholars

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday attended a ceremony to announce the launch of two waqfs for integral chairs to study the legacy of Imam Al Ghazali and Imam Fakhr Al Din Al Razi.

Waqf is an Islamic term referring to an inalienable religious endowment, like donating a building for religious or charitable purposes.

The two waqfs were announced at the Royal Court yesterday in the presence of the Monarch, several Royal family members and Muslim scholars from across the Islamic world on the occasion of His Majesty’s birthday, which falls January 30.

The two waqfs were launched to revive the tradition of waqf and its pioneering educational role upon an initiative by the Royal Aal al Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought.

The first waqf, the King Abdullah Ben Al Hussein Waqf for the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Abu Hamid Al Ghazali’s Work at the Holy Al Aqsa Mosque and Al Quds University, entails establishing an integral chair to teach the work and thought of the 12th century scholar, who, according to www.ghazali.org, is one of the great jurists, theologians and mystics in Islamic history. He wrote on a wide range of topics including jurisprudence, theology, mysticism and philosophy.


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