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Religious Law
Namibia
- English…
Whereas we the people of Namibia –
…
committed to these principles, have resolved to constitute the Republic of Namibia as a sovereign, secular, democratic and unitary State securing to all our citizens justice, liberty, equality and fraternity,
… (Preamble)
Religious Law
Pakistan
- English(1) Steps shall be taken to enable the Muslims of Pakistan, individually and collectively, to order their lives in accordance with the fundamental principles and basic concepts of Islam and to provide facilities whereby they may be enabled to understand the meaning of life according to the Holy Quran and Sunnah.
(2) The State shall endeavour, as respects the Muslims of Pakistan,--
(a) to make the teaching of the Holy Quran and Islamiat compulsory, to encourage and facilitate the learning of Arabic language and to secure correct and exact printing and publishing of the Holy Quran;
(b) to promote unity and the observance of the Islamic moral standards; and
(c) to secure the proper organisation of Zakat, ushr, auqaf and mosques. (Art. 31) - Urdu(ا) پاکستان کے مسلمانوں کو، انفرادی اور اجتماعی طور پر، اپنی زندگی اسلام کے بنیادی اصولوں اور اساسی تصورات کے مطابق مرتب کرنے کے قابل بنانے کے لیے اور انہیں ایسی سہولتیں مہیا کرنے کے لیے اقدامات کیے جائیں گے جن کی مدد سے وہ قرآن پاک اور سنت کے مطابق زندگی کا مفہوم سمجھ سکیں۔
(٢) پاکستان کے مسلمانوں کے بارے میں مملکت مندرجہ ذیل کے لیے کوشش کرے گی--
(الف) قرآن پاک اور اسلامیات کی تعلیم کو لازمی قرار دینا ، عربی زبان سیکھنے کی حوصلہ افزائی کرنا اور اس کےلئے سہولت بہم پہنچانا اور قرآن پاک کی صحیح اور من و عن طباعت اور اشاعت کا اہتمام کرنا؛
(ب) اتحاد اور اسلامی اخلاقی معیاروں کی پابندی کو فروغ دینا؛ اور
(ج) ز کوۃ ،عشر ، اوقاف اور مساجد کی باقاعدہ تنظیم کا اہتمام کرنا۔ (آرٹیکل ۳۱)
Religious Law
Nigeria
- English(1) For the purpose of exercising any jurisdiction conferred upon it by this Constitution or any other law, the Court of Appeal shall be duly constituted if it consists of not less than three Justices of the Court of Appeal and in the case of appeals from –
(a) a Sharia Court of Appeal if it consists of not less than three Justices of the Court of Appeal learned in Islamic personal law;
… (Sec. 247)
Religious Law
Qatar
- EnglishThe right of inheritance shall be maintained and governed by Shari’a law. (Art. 51)
- Arabicحق الإرث مصون وتحكمه الشريعة الإسلامية. (الماّدة 51)
Religious Law
Syrian Arab Republic
- EnglishThe religion of the President of the Republic is Islam;
Islamic jurisprudence shall be a major source of legislation;
The State shall respect all religions, and ensure the freedom to perform all the rituals that do not prejudice public order;
The personal status of religious communities shall be protected and respected. (Art. 3) - Arabic1. دين رئيس الجمهورية الإسلام.
2. الفقه الإسلامي مصدر رئيسي للتشريع.
3. تحترم الدولة جميع الأديان، وتكفل حرية القيام بجميع شعائرها على أن لا يخلّ ذلك بالنظام العام.
4. الأحوال الشخصية للطوائف الدينية مصونة ومرعية. (المادّة 3)
Religious Law
Turkmenistan
- EnglishTurkmenistan is a democratic, legal and secular state in which the government takes the form of presidential republic. … (Art. 1)
- RussianТуркменистан - демократическое, правовое и светское государство, в котором государственное правление осуществляется в форме президентской республики … (Статья 1)
- TurkmenTürkmenistan - demokratik, hukuk we dünýewi döwlet bolup, onda döwleti dolandyrmak prezident respublikasy görnüşinde amala aşyrylýar. … (1-nji madda)
Religious Law
Ethiopia
- English1. State and religion are separate.
2. There shall be no state religion.
3. The state shall not interfere in religious matters and religion shall not interfere in state affairs. (Art. 11) - Amharic1. መንግሥትና ሃይማኖት የተለያዩ ናቸው፡፡
2. መንግሥታዊ ሃይማኖት አይኖርም፡፡
3. መንግሥት በሃይማኖት ጉዳይ ጣልቃ አይገባም፡፡ ሃይማኖትም በመንግሥት ጉዳይ ጣልቃ አይገባም፡፡ (አንቀጽ 11)
Religious Law
Iran, Islamic Republic of
- EnglishThe judiciary is of vital importance in the context of safeguarding the rights of the people in accordance with the line followed by the Islamic movement, in order to prevent deviations within the Islamic nation. Provision has therefore been made for the creation of a judicial system based on Islamic justice and operated by just judges with meticulous knowledge of the Islamic laws. This system, because of its essentially sensitive nature and the need for full ideological conformity, must be free from every kind of unhealthy relation and connection (this is in accordance with the Qur'anic verse "When you judge among the people, judge with justice" [4:58]). (The Judiciary in the Constitution, Preamble)
- Persianمساله قضاء در رابطه با پاسداری از حقوق مردم در خط حرکت اسلامی، به منظور پیشگیری از انحرافات موضعی در درون امت اسلامی امری است حیاتی، از این رو ایجاد سیستم قضائی بر پایه عدل اسلامی و متشکل از قضات عادل و آشنا به ضوابط دقیق دینی پیشبینی شده است، این نظام به دلیل حساسیت بنیادی و دقت در مکتبی بودن آن لازم است به دور از هر نوع رابطه و مناسبات ناسالم باشد. (و اذا حکمتم بینالناس ان تحکموا بالعدل.) (قضاء در قانون اساسی، مقدمه)
Religious Law
Sudan
- English(1) The death penalty may only be inflicted as retribution (qasas), a hudud punishment, or as a penalty for crimes of extreme gravity, in accordance with the law.
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(3) The death penalty may only be inflicted on pregnant women and nursing mothers two years after [they have finished] breastfeeding. (Art. 53) - Arabic1. لا يجوز توقيع عقوبة الإعدام إلا قصاصاً او حداً او جزاءً علي الجرائم بالغة الخطورة، بموجب القانون.
3. لا يجوز تنفيذ عقوبة الإعدام علي الحوامل او المرضعات إلا بعد عامين من الرضاعة. (الماده 54)
Religious Law
Bulgaria
- English…
(2) Religious institutions shall be separate from the State.
(3) Eastern Orthodox Christianity shall be considered the traditional religion in the Republic of Bulgaria.
… (Art. 13) - Bulgarian…
(2) Религиозните институции са отделени от държавата.
(3) Традиционна религия в Република България е източноправославното вероизповедание.
... (Чл. 13)