<h1>Waqf management reform respects religious freedom while enabling secular regulation of endowments for transparency and social welfare.</h1> The Waqf (Amendment) Act shifts regulation to the secular administration of waqf endowments-property management, record-keeping, governance and prevention of misappropriation-while leaving creation and internal religious functioning untouched, thereby asserting compatibility with Articles 25 and 26 and advancing transparency, accountability and social welfare objectives.