---
title: >-
  Waqf-DPL 1.0 (رُخصة وَقْف الرَّقْمِيَّة العامَّة) — Digital Public License
  governing Islamic software and digital works released as continuous endowment
  (Waqf) — by Jad Madi (@jadmadi)
description: >-
  Legal specification and charter for the Waqf Digital Public License (رُخصة
  وَقْف الرَّقْمِيَّة العامَّة — Waqf-DPL 1.0). Establishes an Islamic
  jurisprudence framework for digital public licensing across 7 tiered levels
  (ranging from WaqfDPL-Isnad to WaqfDPL-Muqayyad).
href: /project/waqf-dpl/
author: Jad Madi
category: Standards & Specs
domain: Standards & Digital Waqf
status: Active Spec
license: Waqf-DPL 1.0
year: '2026'
---
# Waqf-DPL 1.0 (رُخصة وَقْف الرَّقْمِيَّة العامَّة) — Digital Public License governing Islamic software and digital works released as continuous endowment (Waqf)

Legal specification and charter for the Waqf Digital Public License (رُخصة وَقْف الرَّقْمِيَّة العامَّة — Waqf-DPL 1.0). Establishes an Islamic jurisprudence framework for digital public licensing across 7 tiered levels (ranging from WaqfDPL-Isnad to WaqfDPL-Muqayyad).

## Project Overview

- **Website**: https://jadmadi.net/project/waqf-dpl/
- **Repository**: https://github.com/WaqfTech/waqf-license-draft
- **Documentation**: https://github.com/WaqfTech/waqf-license-draft/blob/main/WaqfDPL-1.0.md
- **Domain**: Standards & Digital Waqf
- **Category**: Standards & Specs
- **Status**: Active Spec
- **Year**: 2026
- **License**: Waqf-DPL 1.0 (waqf)
- **Author**: [@JadMadi](https://x.com/jadmadi)

## The Problem It Solves

Mainstream open-source and Creative Commons licenses lack native support for Islamic waqf concepts (حبس الأصل وتسبيل المنفعة), such as perpetual digital endowment, ethical bounds, data trusteeship (أمانة البيانات), and designated Nazir oversight.

## The Solution

Waqf-DPL 1.0 provides a legally and jurisprudentially grounded licensing system with 7 distinct tiers, allowing creators to irrevocably dedicate software or content as Waqf lillah ta'ala while specifying attribution, copyleft, non-commercial, or restricted conditions.

## Key Features & Capabilities

- 7 distinct operational levels from permissive attribution (WaqfDPL-Isnad) to non-commercial copyleft (WaqfDPL-Khayri-Mulzim)
- Formalization of key Islamic roles: Waqif (original creator), Muntafi' (beneficiary), and Nazir (designated guardian/maintainer)
- Digital asset substitution and compensation rules (الاستبدال والتعويض الفني)
- Strict beneficiary privacy and data integrity covenants (أمانة البيانات)

## Technical Specifications & Architecture

- **Languages**: Markdown, Legal Spec
- **Frameworks / Libraries**: Waqf Jurisprudence
- **Architecture**: 7-tier modular digital licensing framework (Isnad, Mulzim, Khayri, Khayri-Mulzim, Mahfudh, Khayri-Mahfudh, Muqayyad)
- **License Model**: Waqf-DPL 1.0

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can Waqf-DPL be used for software code repositories?

Yes. Waqf-DPL is purpose-engineered for software source code, open datasets, and digital documentation endowments.

## Links & References

- Project Page on Crosscurrent Code: https://jadmadi.net/project/waqf-dpl/
- Full Projects Directory: https://jadmadi.net/projects/
- Author Profile: https://jadmadi.net/about/