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Shia Wakf dept.

existence of the department, the Khalifah dislike
it because they are afraid that it will claim owner­

ship to wakf property which has at previous times

been illegally confiscated by them, and the Kadis
resent it because they are afraid that public opinion

will force upon them a similar department which would
mean that they would no longer have entirely unres­

trained control over Wakf revenue, One of the advan-
tages of registration of wakf property will be that

once the title deeds are issued there will be an
end to the incessant litigation between land owners
and wakf department.