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Rasāʼil fī al-waqf (Treatises on religious endowments) is a collection of seven articles addressing different aspects of waqf (Islamic religious endowments) in early 20th century Egypt. The articles originally were published in al-Muqattam newspaper between January 1902 and November 1906. The author, ʻAziiz Khankī Bey (1873‒1956), was an Egyptian lawyer and historian of Syrian and Armenian descent. He studied law at the Madrasat al-huquq (The Law School, since 1925 a part of Cairo University), and Islamic jurisprudence at al-Azhar, also in Cairo. He was part of the intellectual circle ...