الوقف على الفقراء والعامة وأبناء السبيل خلال العصر العثماني

Abstract EN

The Ottoman state was established at first as a small emirate in Western Anatolia in 699-700 AH /1299 AD.

It began to extend gradually towards the neighbouring lands in the Anatolian states and the Byzantine empire in Western Anatolia and the Balkans.

Sultan Mohammad the Conqueror succeeded in 853 AH /1453 AD in conquering the city of Constantinople.

Among the remarkable achievements of the Ottoman rule was the great attention it paid to the Islamic awqaf.

This research seeks to shed a light on the policy of the state in respect of attending to the poor, the commons and wayfarers who represent the backbone of the state.

The aim underlying this policy is to establish social justice which pervaded most of the Ottoman era.

This policy extended to benefit the poor and the needy who are non-Moslems whose hearts have been recently reconciled.

Many waqf institutions and buildings were built to serve those categories and provide them with all services free of charge, especially food and water.