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Religious Law
- English(1) Parliament may make laws with respect to any matter enumerated in the State List, but only as follows, that is to say:
(a) for the purpose of implementing any treaty, agreement or convention between the Federation and any other country, or any decision of an international organization of which the Federation is a member;
(b) for the purpose of promoting uniformity of the laws of two or more States; or
(c) if so requested by the Legislative Assembly of any State.
(2) No law shall be made in pursuance of paragraph (a) of Clause (1) with respect to any matters of Islamic law or the custom of the Malays or to any matters of native law or custom in the States of Sabah and Sarawak and no Bill for a law under that paragraph shall be introduced into either House of Parliament until the Government of any State concerned has been consulted.
… (Art. 76) - Malay(1) Parlimen boleh membuat undang-undang mengenai apa-apa perkara yang disebut satu persatu dalam Senarai Negeri, tetapi hanya seperti yang berikut sahaja, iaitu:
(a) bagi maksud melaksanakan apa-apa triti, perjanjian atau konvensyen antara Persekutuan dengan mana-mana negara lain, atau apa-apa keputusan sesuatu organisasi antarabangsa yang dianggotai oleh Persekutuan; atau
(b) bagi maksud menggalakkan keseragaman undang-undang antara dua Negeri atau lebih; atau
(c) jika diminta sedemikian oleh Dewan Undangan mana-mana Negeri.
(2) Tiada undang-undang boleh dibuat menurut perenggan (a) Fasal (1) mengenai apa-apa perkara mengenai hukum Syarak atau adat orang Melayu atau mengenai apa-apa perkara tentang undang-undang atau adat anak negeri di Negeri Sabah dan Sarawak dan tiada Rang Undang-Undang bagi suatu undang-undang di bawah perenggan itu boleh dibawa di dalam manamana satu Majlis Parlimen sehingga Kerajaan mana-mana Negeri yang berkenaan telah dirundingi.
… (Perkara 76)
Religious Law
- EnglishWhereas the People of Trinidad and Tobago—(a) have affirmed that the Nation of Trinidad and Tobago is founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God, faith in fundamental human rights and freedoms, the position of the family in a society of free men and free institutions, the dignity of the human person and the equal and inalienable rights with which all members of the human family are endowed by their Creator;... (Preamble)
Religious Law
- English
A High Islamic Council is a consultative organ along side [auprès] the President of the Republic. It is responsible notably:
– for encouraging and promoting Ijtihad;
– to provide its opinion with regard to the religious prescriptions concerning what is submitted to it;
– to present a periodic report of activity to the President of the Republic. (Art. 206) - Arabic
المجلس الإسلامي الأعلى هيئة استشارية لدى رئيس الجمهورية. يتولّى على وجه الخصوص:
– الحثّ على الاجتهاد وترقيته،
– إبداء الحكم الشّرعيّ فيما يُعرَض عليه،
– رفع تقرير دوريّ عن نشاطه إلى رئيس الجمهوريّة. (المــادة 206) - French
Le Haut Conseil Islamique est un organe consultatif placé auprès du Président de la République. Il est chargé notamment:
— d'encourager et de promouvoir l'Ijtihad;
— d'émettre son avis au regard des prescriptions religieuses sur ce qui lui est soumis;
— de présenter un rapport périodique d'activité au Président de la République. (Art. 206)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Union may assist and protect the religions it recognizes to its utmost. (Sec. 363)
- Burmeseနိုင်ငံတော်သည်အသိအမှတ်ပြုထားသော ဘာသာသာသနာများကို တတ်နိုင်သမျှကူညီ စောင့်ရှောက်မည်။ (ပုဒ်မ-၃၆၃)
Religious Law
- EnglishIn the name of God on high, and with His Blessing, and with His help, we Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Sovereign of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in line with our determination, certainty, faith, and awareness of our national, pan-Arab and international Responsibilities; and in acknowledgment of our obligations to God, our obligations to the homeland and the citizens, and our commitment to fundamental principles and our responsibility to Mankind.
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This amendment has taken account of all the lofty values and the great human principles enshrined in the National Action Charter. These values and principles confirm that the people of Bahrain surge ahead in their triumphant march towards a bright future, God willing, a future in which the efforts of all parties and individuals unite, and the authorities in their new garb devote themselves to achieve the hopes and aspirations under his tolerant rule, declaring their adherence to Islam as a faith, a code of laws and a way of life, with their affiliation to the great Arab nation, and their association with the Gulf Cooperation Council now and in the future, and their striving for everything that will achieve justice, good and peace for the whole of Mankind.
The amendments to the Constitution proceed from the premise that the noble people of Bahrain believe that Islam brings salvation in this world and the next, and that Islam means neither inertness nor fanaticism but explicitly states that wisdom is the goal of the believer wherever he finds it he should take it, and that the Qur’an has been remiss in nothing.
In order to achieve this goal, it is essential that we listen and look to the whole of the human heritage in both East and West, adopting that which we consider to be beneficial and suitable and consistent with our religion, values and traditions and is appropriate to our circumstances, in the conviction that social and human systems are not inflexible tools and instruments which can be moved unchanged from place to place, but are messages conveyed to the mind, spirit and conscience of man and are influenced by his reactions and their circumstances of his society.
Thus these constitutional amendments are representative of the advanced cultural thought of our beloved nation. They base our political system on a constitutional monarchy founded on counsel [shura], which in Islam is the highest model for governance, and on the people’s participation in the exercise of power, which is the foundation of modern political thought.
... (Preamble) - Arabicباســم الله تعالــى، وعلى بركتــه، وبعــون مــن لدنه، نحن حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة، ملك مملكة البحرين، تصميما ويقينا وإيمانا وإدراكا لكل مسئولياتنا الوطنية والقومية والدولية، وعرفانا بحق الله، وبحق الوطن والمواطنين، وبحق المبدأ والمسؤولية الإنسانية.
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وقد استوعب هذا التعديل جميع القيم الرفيعة والمبادئ الإنسانية العظيمة التي تضمنها الميثاق، والتي تؤكد أن شعب البحرين ينطلق في مسيرته المظفرة إلى مستـقبل مشرق بإذن الله تعالى، مستـقبل تـتكاتـف فيه جهود جميع الجهات والأفراد، وتـتـفرغ فيه السلطات في ثوبها الجديد لتحقيق الآمال والطموحات في عهد ظلله العفو، معلنا تمسكه بالإسلام عقيدة وشريعة ومنهاجاً، في ظل انتمائه إلى الأمة العربية المجيدة، وارتباطه بمجلس التعاون لدول الخليج العربية ارتباطاً حاضراً ومصيرياً، وسعيه إلى كل ما يحقق العدل والخير والسلام لكل بني الإنسان.
ولقد انبثـقت تعديلات الدستور من أن شعب البحرين العريق مؤمن بأن الإسلام فيه صلاح الدنيا والآخرة، وأنه لا يعني الجمود ولا التعصب، وإنما يقرر في صراحة تامة أن الحكمة ضالة المؤمن أينما وجدها أخذها، وأن القرآن الكريم لم يفرط في شيء.
وتحقيقا لذلك كان من الضروري أن نمدّ السّمع والبصر إلى كل تراث الإنسانية شرقا وغرباً، لنقتطف منه ما نراه نافعا وصالحا ومتـفقا مع ديننا وقيمنا وتـقاليدنا وملائما لظروفنا، اقتناعاً بأن النظم الاجتماعية والإنسانية ليست أدوات أو آلات جامدة تـنتـقل دون تغيـير من مكان إلى آخر، وإنما هي خطاب إلى عقل الإنسان وروحه ووجدانه، تتأثر بانفعالاته وظروف مجتمعه.
وبذلك جاءت هذه التعديلات الدستورية ممثـلة للفكر الحضاري المتطور لوطننا الغالي، فأقامت نظامنا السياسي على المّلـكية الدستورية القائمة على الشورى التي هي المثـل الأعلى للحكم في الإسلام، وعلى اشتراك الشعب في ممارسة السلطة، وهو الذي يقوم عليه الفكر السياسي الحديث.
... (الديباجة)
Religious Law
- EnglishExpressly excluded from revision are:
– the republican and secular form of the State;
… (Art. 153) - FrenchSont expressément exclus de la révision:
- La forme républicaine et laïque de l’Etat;
… (Art. 153)
Religious Law
- English(1) The Court may, either of its own motion or on the petition of a citizen of Pakistan or the Federal Government or a Provincial Government, examine and decide the question whether or not any law or provision of law is repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam, as laid down in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet, hereinafter referred to as the Injunctions of Islam.
… (Art. 203D) - Urdu(١) عدالت، یا تو خود اپنی تحریک پر یا پاکستان کے کسی شہری یا وفاقی حکومت یا کسی صوبائی حکومت کی درخواست پر اس سوال کا جائزہ لے سکے گی اور فیصلہ کر سکے گی کہ آیا کوئی قانون یا قانون کا کوئی حکم ان اسلامی احکام کے منافی ہے یا نہیں جس طرح کہ قرآن پاک اور رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کی سنت میں تعین کیا گیا ہے اور جن کا حوالہ بعد ازیں اسلامی احکام کے طور پر دیا گیا ہے۔
...(آرٹیکل ۲۰۳د)
Religious Law
- English…
3. Nothing in this Article contained shall, in any way, affect the rights, other than those on marriage, of the Greek-Orthodox Church or of any religious group to which the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 2 shall apply with regard to their respective members as provided in this Constitution. (Art. 22) - Greek…
3. Ουδέν των εν τω παρόντι άρθρω περιλαμβανομένων επηρεάζει καθ’ οιονδήποτε τρόπον τα δικαιώματα, πλην των εις τον γάμον αναφερομένων, της ελληνικής ορθοδόξου Εκκλησίας ως προς τους ανήκοντας εις αυτήν ή οιασδήποτε θρησκευτικής ομάδος, δι’ ην εφαρμόζονται αι διατάξεις της τρίτης παραγράφου του άρθρου 2, ως προς τα μέλη αυτής, ως εν τω Συντάγματι ορίζεται. (Αρθρον 22) - Turkish...
3.Bu Maddede yer alan hiçbir şey, rum-ortodoks kilisesinin veya madde 2'nin 3. fıkrası hükümlerinin bu Anayasa'da belirtildiği şekilde ilgili üyelerine göre geçerli olduğu herhangi bir dini grubun evlilik dışındaki haklarını hiçbir şekilde etkilemeyecektir. (Madde 22)
Religious Law
- EnglishIslam is the religion of the State and Arabic is its official language. The principles of Islamic Sharia are the main source of legislation. (Art. 2)
- Arabicالإسلام دين الدولة، واللّغة العربيّة لغتها الرّسمية، ومبادئ الشّريعة الإسلامية المصدر الرئيسي للتشريع. (المادّة 2)
Religious Law
- EnglishThe State shall protect the Islamic Creed and shall cater to the application of Shari'ah.
The State shall enjoin good and forbid evil, and shall undertake the duties of the call to Islam. (Basic Law, Art. 23) - Arabicﺘﺤﻤﻲ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﻋﻘﻴﺩﺓ ﺍﻹﺴﻼﻡ.. ﻭﺘﻁﺒﻕ ﺸﺭﻴﻌﺘﻪ ﻭﺘﺄﻤﺭ ﺒﺎﻟﻤﻌﺭﻭﻑ ﻭﺘﻨﻬﻰ ﻋـﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻜـﺭ ﻭﺘﻘـﻭﻡ ﺒﻭﺍﺠﺏ ﺍﻟﺩﻋﻭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﷲ. (النظام الأساسي، المادة 23)