Egypt Sharia Court Records

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

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.