The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2683 page)

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Waqf
(pl.,
awq
f
).
Legal term in Islam, to prevent something (by dedication) falling into the possession of another, hence especially the dedication of land, buildings, etc., to religious purposes, or for family endowments. The alienation of waqf land in Israel/Palestine has been a particular source of grievance to Palestinian Muslims.
War:
Ward, Mary
(founder):
Warrior-monks
(Japanese):
see
AKUS
.
Warsaw Ghetto:
see
GHETTO
.
War Scroll
.
One of the
Dead Sea scrolls
found near
Qumran
. The
War Scroll
is an apocalyptic work describing the conflict at the end of time between the Sons of Light and the Sons of Darkness.

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