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Religious Law
- English…
It now intends to establish an ideal and model society on the basis of Islamic norms. The mission of the Constitution is to realize the ideological objectives of the movement and to create conditions conducive to the development of man in accordance with the noble and universal values of Islam.
… (The Form of Government in Islam, Preamble) - Persian…
اکنون بر آنست که با موازین اسلامی جامعه نمونه (اسوه) خود را بنا کند. بر چنین پایهای، رسالت قانون اساسی این است که زمینههای اعتقادی نهضت را عینیت بخشد و شرایطی را بوجود آورد که در آن انسان با ارزشهای والا و جهانشمول اسلامی پرورش یابد
(شیوه حکومت در اسلام، مقدمه) …
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion is the religion of the State. (Art. 9)
- FrenchLa religion catholique, apostolique et romaine est religion d'Etat. (Art. 9)
Religious Law
- EnglishSubject to paragraph 3 of Article 160 the courts of the Republic shall have power to apply also the relevant communal laws other than those relating to personal status and to religious matters. (Art. 161)
- GreekTηρουμένων των διατάξεων της τρίτης παραγράφου του άρθρου 160 τα δικαστήρια της Δημοκρατίας έχουσιν εξουσίαν να εφαρμόζωσι και τους οικείους κοινοτικούς νόμους πλην των περί προσωπικού θεσμού και των θρησκευτικών θεμάτων νόμων. (Αρθρον 161)
- Turkish160. maddenin 3. fıkrasına tabi olarak, Cumhuriyet Mahkemeleri, kişisel statü ve dini konularla ilgili olanlar dışındaki ilgili toplumsal yasaları da uygulama yetkisine sahiptir. (Madde 161)
Religious Law
- English(a) The Land of Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish people, in which the State of Israel was established.
…(Basic Law: Israel - The Nation State of the Jewish People (2018), Sec. 1) - Hebrew(א) ארץ ישראל היא מולדתו ההיסטורית של העם היהודי, שבה קמה מדינת ישראל.
… (חוק-יסוד: ישראל - מדינת הלאום של העם היהודי (2018), סעיף 1)
Religious Law
- English… The Church and religious organisations in Ukraine are separated from the State, and the school — from the Church. No religion shall be recognised by the State as mandatory.
… (Art. 35) - Ukrainian… Церква і релігійні організації в Україні відокремлені від держави, а школа - від церкви. Жодна релігія не може бути визнана державою як обов'язкова.
... (Стаття 35)
Religious Law
- English
The State respects and protects all lawful activities of Buddhists and of followers of other religions, [and] mobilises and encourages Buddhist monks and novices as well as the priests of other religions to participate in activities that are beneficial to the country and people.
All acts creating division between religions and people are prohibited. (Art. 9) - Lao
ລັດ ເຄົາລົບ ແລະ ປົກປ້ອງການເຄື່ອນໄຫວ ອັນຖືກກົດໝາຍຂອງພຸດທະສາສະນິກະຊົນ ແລະສາສະນິກະຊົນອື່ນ, ປຸກລະດົມສົ່ງເສີມພຣະພິກຂຸສົງສາມະເນນ ແລະ ນັກບວດຂອງສາສະໜາອື່ນ ໃຫ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດແກ່ປະເທດຊາດ ແລະ ປະຊາຊົນ.
ຫ້າມທຸກການກະທຳ ທີ່ເປັນການແບ່ງແຍກສາສະໜາ ແລະ ແບ່ງແຍກປະຊາຊົນ. (ມາດຕາ. 9) (ປັບປຸງ)
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
- English…
(2) No person shall be exploited in any manner on the grounds of religion, custom, tradition, usage, practice or on any other grounds.
… (Art. 29) - Nepali…
(२) धर्म, प्रथा, परम्परा, संस्कार, प्रचलन वा अन्य कुनै आधारमा कुनै पनि व्यक्तिलाई कुनै किसिमले शोषण गर्न पाइने छैन ।
... (धारा २९)
Religious Law
- EnglishAny propaganda of ethnic, tribal, regional or religious [confessionnel] character tending to infringe the national unity or the secularity of the State is prohibited. (Art. 5)
- Arabicيُحظر أي دعاية ذات طابع إثني أو قبلي أو إقليمي أو طائفي تميل إلى التعدي على الوحدة الوطنية أو علمانية الدولة. (المادة 5)
- FrenchToute propagande à caractère ethnique, tribal, régional ou confessionnel tendant à porter atteinte à l'unité nationale ou à la laïcité de l'Etat est interdite. (Art. 5)
Religious Law
- English(1) There shall be, constituted within a period of ninety days from the commencing day a Council of Islamic ldeology, in this part referred to as the Islamic Council.
(2) The Islamic Council shall consist of such members, being not less than eight and not more than twenty as the President may appoint from amongst persons having knowledge of the principles and philosophy of Islam as enunciated in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, or understanding of the economic, political, legal or administrative problems of Pakistan.
(3) While appointing members of the Islamic Council, the President shall ensure that--
(a) so far as practicable various schools of thought are represented in the Council;
(b) not less than two of the members are persons each of whom is, or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court;
(c) not less than one-third of the members are persons each of whom has been engaged, for a period of not less than fifteen years, in Islamic research or instruction; and
(d) at least one member is a woman.
… (Art. 228) - Urdu(ا) یوم آغاز سے نوے دن کی مدت کے اندر اسلامی نظریا تی کونسل تشکیل کی جائے گی جس کا اس حصے میں بطور اسلامی کونسل حوالہ دیا گیا ہے۔
(٢) اسلامی کونسل کم ازکم آٹھ اور زیادہ سے زیادہ بیس ایسے ارکان پر مشتمل ہو گی جس طرح کے صدر ان اشخاص میں سے مقرر کرے ، جنہیں اسلام کے اصولوں اور فلسفے کا جس طرح کہ قرآن پاک اور سنت میں انکا تعین کیا گيا ہے علم ہو یا پاکستان کے اقتصادی، سیاسی، قانونی یا انتظامی مسائل کا فہم و ادراک ہو۔
(٣) اسلامی کونسل کے ارکان مقرر کرتے وقت صدر ان امور کا تعین کرے گا کہ--
(الف) جہاں تک قابل عمل ہو کونسل میں مختلف مکاتب فکر کو نمائندگی حاصل ہو؛
(ب) کم ازکم دو ارکان ایسے اشخاص ہوں جن میں سے ہر ایک عدالت عظمٰی یا کسی عدالت عالیہ کا جج ہو یا رہا ہو؛
(ج)کم ازکم ایک تہائی ارکان ایسے ہوں جن میں سے ہر ایک کم سے کم پندرہ سال کی مدت سے اسلامی تحقیق یا تدریس کے کام سے وابستہ چلا آ رہا ہو؛ اور
(د) کم از کم ایک رکن خاتون ہو۔
…(آرٹیکل ۲۲۸)