Social and humanitarian institutions of Gazi Husrev-bey's vakuf

Abstract

The establishment of humanitarian institutions in the islamic community was encouraged by islamic teaching. And when these endeavours are joined with state interest, as it was the case in Gazi Husrev-beys time in Bosna and Hercegovina, then humanitarian institutions were more often and more numerously established. So in Sarajevo in the short period of time after coming of the Turks a network of humanitarian institutions was established that was at that time a significant factor in the lessenning of big social diferences. In that sense musafirhanas, the waterpipe-network, imarets, baths and similar humanitarian institutions played an important role in the social relations of that time. Gazi Husrev-beys vakuf played a significant role in the town of Sarajevo.