Egypt Sharia Court Records

=Sharia Courts=

Sharia courts hold records of divorces, inheritances, and other fiscal and legal matters.

=Record Types=

Mukhallifat
(Records of Inheritance Transactions) are kept in Sharia Court archives. These records include names, family relationships, and sometimes addresses.

Waqfiyat

 * Registers of endowed properties


 * Located either in the Ministry of Awqaf or in Sharia Courts


 * These date back to the 18th century


 * Property owners endowed their property for reasons such as tax evasion. Waqfiyat are limited to a certain economic demographic since they only document property owners. There are two types: private (khass/Khayri) and public (aam). Revenue from private endowments go to the donor’s descendants, while revenue from public endowments go to the deed-holding institution.


 * Waqfiyat registers contain names of the donors, and often also the names of their families, including wives and daughters.