As to duration and type of property, what dedication can constitute a waqf under section 3(r) of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995?

Section 3(r) of the Act, as renamed and amended in 2025, preserves permanent dedication and covers both movable and immovable property. The dedication must serve a purpose recognized by Muslim law as pious, religious or charitable. A temporary dedication does not create a waqf, and the definition is not confined to either movable or immovable property.