Nobuaki Kondo. « The Case of ‘Doubled Waqf’: A Study on Qajar Shari‘a Courts ». Annals of Japan Association for Middle East Studies, 19-2 (2004), pp. 117-142 [in Japanese

Abstract

This excellent and pioneering paper probes the little-known function of the shari‘a courts in Qajar Iran, examining in detail a series of lawsuits over a village endowed twice as vaqf by two different persons. Using numerous unpublished archival documents discovered by the author at the Vaqf Organization in Teheran, Kondo illustrates vividly the process of the litigation, as well as the respective roles played in it by the ulama and the State. This interesting case throws a light on some esse...