عمارت (مرمت اور آبادکاری)

عِمَارَة الأملاك والمساجد

In the lexicon, imara is what a thing is made to flourish by, and it also means building. As a term it is the doing of what keeps land or a building in good condition, such as reviving land, repairing and plastering a building ¹. It is narrower than building, and than the revival of land in either sense ^{1 2}. The supervisor of an endowment must keep it in repair from its income or from what the founder stipulated; a guardian must keep his ward's real estate in repair; a restrained person must keep his own property in repair; a free adult is not obliged to do so, though neglecting a ruin is disliked ². The upkeep of mosques is a communal duty, kept by worship, teaching and cleaning, and is strongly recommended ².