The Expected Role of WAQF in Supporting the Development of Sudan, Dr. A.-R. Suliman

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Dr. A.-R. Suliman

Almulla Advocacy and Consultancy

United Arab Emirates

Human welfare is the core message of Wagf: humans are the first and main concern. Therefore, social solidarity is the expected target of Waqf. According to this view, the Waqf became one of the major mythologies that are typically compatible with the international human affairs declared by the United Nations aimed at the development of human resources. Waqf is no longer concerned with the narrow approach that restricts Wagf to serving mosques and praying rooms only. This narrow approach contradicts the broad scope of Shariah in adopting Wagf as the mechanism to satisfy the basic needs and improvement of communities. The most important features of the Waqf are to enable people to have a life that acquaints them with knowledge as well as health, esteem and satisfaction. The researcher traces the different roles of Wagf and underpins its distinguished capacity in boosting entrepreneurship of the third sector (The Social Sector represented in Wagf, charitable and human works). The researcher sheds light on the Waqf as one of the drivers contributing to development through providing new and innovative solutions to help improve the sectors and the wellbeing of the needy. Subsequently, within m this innovative approach, all the categories will participate positively in an innovative tool in increasing productivity and reinforcing human rights. This research is in response to the aspirations of the Scientific Committee organising the Sudan SMARTDEV conference, to be held in Khartoum, 28-29 December 2019. B The researcher appreciates the concerns of the said Committee, where it has been keen enough to organise a conference focusing on presenting value added to the public in a very critical transitional period of the history of our beloved Sudan. Undoubtedly, the conference is being held amid the backwardness of the state in consolidating the needs of its citizens at both the economic and social levels, especially in satisfying the citizen's needs in ensuring they have access to food, health, housing and education. Based on this research, the proposed role of the Waqf as a system is to provide a helpful tool, contributing towards filling these gaps, together with the state. The research has answered the question: Has the Waqf been able to introduce positive criteria to ownership in the Muslim Society with perspective (The public ownership of the charitable Waqf)? On the other hand,was the Wagf able to introduce a viewpoint on human investment? At the same time, to modify the legislation to be compatible with the conception of "Wagf for the Humanisation of Sustainable Development". Furthermore, how can we make use of the outcomes of Wagf investments for the benefit of human welfare, and how can we rationalise resources in a way that achieves the sustainable development requirements? The research has concluded with underpinning the proposed role of Wagf in the development of Sudan in several ways, as follows:

• the historical role of Wagf in building Muslim communities and its impact on western communities;
• studying the current status of Wagf in our beloved Sudan, and highlighting its proposed role to be a supporting mechanism for the total development in Sudan;
• providing points of view, suggestions covering legislations, economic and administrative approaches in order to fill the gaps that are hurdles facing the development of Wagf in our beloved Sudan. These are hurdles that hindered its leadership to the third sector (the Wagf,the charitable works and human welfare).

All these factors shall be studied in line with the vision that the Wagf is one of the security valves for activating its social and economic role in consolidating the social role in society. The target of this paper is to restore the prestigious role of Waqf in building and enhancing contemporary societies. At the same time,to provide and support national projects and decision-makers in both the public and the private sector who are concerned with the third sector. Needless to say, it helps to prepare a strategic plan in order to overcome the present situation in Sudan into further horizontal schemes supporting the sustain-able development.

Citation: Suliman. A. R.: The Expected Role of WAQF in Supporting the Development of Sudan. In Allam Ahmed(Ed.): Home-Books-Proceedings-SDC, Vol. 1, pp. 14 - 15. WASD: Brighton, United Kingdom.