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Religious Law
- EnglishThe historical principle of the separation of the State and the churches orients the norms contained in this Article. The churches and other religious groups will be subject to the law.
… (Art. 130) - SpanishEl principio histórico de la separación del Estado y las iglesias orienta las normas contenidas en el presente artículo. Las iglesias y demás agrupaciones religiosas se sujetarán a la ley.
… (Art. 130)
Religious Law
- EnglishUganda shall not adopt a State religion. (Art. 7)
Religious Law
- EnglishWhereas sovereignty over the entire Universe belongs to Almighty Allah alone, and the authority to be exercised by the people of Pakistan within the limits prescribed by Him is a sacred trust;
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Wherein the principles of democracy, freedom, equality, tolerance and social justice, as enunciated by Islam, shall be fully observed;
Wherein the Muslims15 shall be enabled to order their lives in the individual and collective spheres in accordance with the teachings and requirements of Islam as set out in the Holy Quran and Sunnah;
… (Preamble) - Urduچونکہ اللہ تبارک و تعالی ہی پوری کائنات کا بلا شرکتِ غیرے حاکم مطلق ہے اور پاکستان کے جمہور کو جو اختیار و اقتدار اس کی مقرر کردہ حدود کے اندر استعمال کرنے کا حق ہوگا، وہ ایک مقدس امانت ہے؛
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جس میں جمہوریت ، آزادی ، مساوات ، رواداری اور عدل عمرانی کے اصولوں پر جس طرح اسلام نے ان کی تشریح کی ہے، پوری طرح عمل کیا جائے گا؛
جس میں مسلمانوں کو انفرادی اور اجتماعی حلقہ ہاۓ عمل میں اس قابل بنایا جائے گا کہ وہ اپنی زندگی کو اسلامی تعلیمات و مقتضیات کے مطابق، جس طرح قرآن پاک اور سنت میں ان کا تعین کیا گیا ہے، ترتیب دے سکیں؛
... (تمہید)
Religious Law
- English
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3. Samoa is a Christian nation founded on God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Art. 1) - Samoan
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(3) O Samoa o se atunuu Kerisiano e faavae i le Atua le Tama, le Alo ma le Agaga Paia. (Mataupu 1)
Religious Law
- EnglishThere shall be no State religion. (Art. 8)
- SwahiliHakutakuwa na dini ya serikali. (Kifungu cha 8)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe religion of the State is Islam. The Islamic Shari’a is a principal source for legislation. … (Art. 2)
- Arabicدين الدولة الإسلام، والشريعة الإسلامية مصدر رئيسي للتـشريع، ... (المادّة 2)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe system of government in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is established on the foundation of justice, "Shoura" and equality in compliance with the Islamic Shari'ah (the revealed law of Islam). (Basic Law, Art. 8)
- Arabicﻴﻘﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻡ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﻭﺩﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﺴﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﻌﺩل ﻭﺍﻟﺸﻭﺭﻯ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺴﺎﻭﺍﺓ ﻭﻓﻕ ﺍﻟﺸـﺭﻴﻌﺔ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻤﻴﺔ. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 8)
Religious Law
- English
(1) The Preamble acknowledges that Tuvalu is an Independent State based on Christian principles, the Rule of Law, Tuvaluan values, culture and tradition, and respect for human dignity.
… (Sec. 29)
Religious Law
- English
Religious organizations and associations shall be separated from the state and equal before law. The state shall not interfere in the activity of religious organisations.
… (Art. 75) - Uzbek
Diniy tashkilotlar davlatdan ajratilgan hamda qonun oldida tengdirlar. Davlat diniy tashkilotlarning faoliyatiga aralashmaydi.
... (75-modda)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe form of public administration, the territorial integrity, and the democratic, law-governed, secular and social nature of the state shall be irrevocable. (Art. 100)
- RussianРеспубликанская форма правления, территориальная целостность,демократическая, правовая, светская и социальная сущность государства неизменны. (Статья 100)
- TajikШакли идораи ҷумҳурӣ, тамомияти арзӣ, моҳияти демократӣ, ҳуқуқбунёдӣ, дунявӣ ва иҷтимоии давлат тағйирнопазиранд. (Моддаи 100)