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Religious Law
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(c) A person appointed to be a Judge of the Supreme Court, shall be at least thirty years of age; possess at least seven years experience as a Judge or practicing lawyer or both as a Judge and a practicing lawyer, and must be educated in Islamic Shari’ah or law.
… (Art. 149) - Dhivehi
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(ނ) ސުޕްރީމްކޯޓުގެ ފަނޑިޔާރުކަމަށް އައްޔަންކުރާ ކޮންމެ މީހަކީ އުމުރުން ތިރީސް އަހަރު ވެފައިވުމާއެކު ފަޑިޔާރުކަމުގައި ނުވަތަ ޤާނޫނީ ވަކީލުކަންކުރުމުގައި ނުވަތަ މިދެކަމުގައި މަދުވެގެން ހަތްއަހަރު ދުވަހުގެ ތަޖްރިބާ ލިބިފައިވުމާއެކު އިސްލާމީ ޝަރީއަތް ނުވަތަ ޤާނޫނީ ދާއިރާއިން އިލްމު ލިބިފައިވާ މީހަކުކަމުގައި ވާންވާނެއެވެ.
... (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 149 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)
Religious Law
- English(a) The religion of the State of the Maldives is Islam. Islam shall be the one of the basis of all the laws of the Maldives
(b) No law contrary to any tenet of Islam8 shall be enacted in the Maldives (Art. 10) - Dhivehi(ހ) ދިވެހިދައުލަތުގެ ދީނަކީ އިސްލާމްދީނެވެ. އަދި، އިސްލާމްދީނަކީ ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޤާނޫނުގެމައިގަނޑު މަޞްދަރެކެވެ.
(ށ) ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގައި އިސްލާމްދީނުގެ އަސްލަކާ ހިލާފު އެއްވެސް ޤާނޫނެއް ނުހެދޭނެއެވެ. (ޤާނޫނުއަސާސީގެ 10 ވަނަ މާއްދާ)