A waqf, also spelled wakf (Arabic: وقف, pronounced [ˈwɑqf]; plural Arabic: أوقاف, awqāf; Turkish: vakıf, Urdu: وقف), or mortmain property, is, under the context of charity "sadaqah", an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law, typically donating a building or plot of land or even cash for Muslim religious or charitable purposes with no intention of reclaiming the assets.