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Religious Law
- EnglishThe State shall maintain the Islamic and Arab heritage and shall share in the path of civilization and humanitarianism. (Art. 12)
- Arabicتصون الدولة التراث الإسلامي والعربي، وتسهم في ركب الحضارة الإنسانية. (المادّة 12)
Religious Law
- EnglishSince the family is the fundamental unit of Islamic society, all laws, regulations, and pertinent programs must tend to facilitate the formation of a family, and to safeguard its sanctity and the stability of family relations on the basis of the law and the ethics of Islam. (Art. 10)
- Persianاز آنجا که خانواده واحد بنیادی جامعه اسلامی است، همه قوانین و مقررات و برنامهریزیهای مربوط باید در جهت آسان کردن تشکیل خانواده، پاسداری از قداست آن و استواری روابط خانوادگی بر پایه حقوق و اخلاق اسلامی باشد. (اصل 10)
Religious Law
- English1. Matters governed by Shari’a law and matters of personal status, shall come under the jurisdiction of Shari’a and religious courts, in accordance with the law.
… (Art. 101) - Arabic1- المسائل الشرعية والأحوال الشخصية تتولاها المحاكم الشرعية والدينية وفقاً للقانون.
... (المادّة 101)
Religious Law
- English
1. In the Kyrgyz Republic no religion may be established as state religion or obligatory one.
2. Religion and all religious cults are separated from the state.
3. Interference by religious associations, clergymen and ministers of religion in the activities of public authorities shall be prohibited. (Art. 9) - Russian
1. В Кыргызской Республике никакая религия не может быть установлена в качестве государственной или обязательной.
2. Религия и все религиозные культы отделены от государства.
3. Запрещается вмешательство религиозных объединений, священнослужителей и служителей культов в деятельность органов государственной власти. (Статья 9) - Kyrgyz
1. Кыргыз Республикасында эч бир дин мамлекеттик же милдеттүү дин катары кабыл алынышы мүмкүн эмес.
2. Дин жана бардык диний ырасымдар мамлекеттен ажыратылган.
3. Диний бирикмелердин, дин жана ырасымдардын кызматчыларынын мамлекеттик бийлик органдарынын ишине кийлигишүүсүнө тыюу салынат. (9-берене)
Religious Law
- 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
- EnglishIslam is the religion of the State and Arabic is its official language. (Art. 2)
- Arabicالإسلام دين الدولة واللغة العربية لغتها الرسمية. (المادّة 2)
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
- English...
We the people of Afghanistan:
Believing firmly in Almighty God, relying on His divine will and adhering to the Holy religion of Islam;
…
Appreciating the sacrifices, historical struggles, jihad and just resistance of all the peoples of Afghanistan, admiring the supreme position of the martyr’s of the country’s freedom;
… (Preamble) - Dari...
ما مردم افغانستان:
با ایمان راسخ به ذات پاك خداوند (ج) و توكل به مشیت حق تعالی و اعتقاد به دین مقدس اسلام؛
...
با تقدیر از فداكاری ها، مبارزات تاریخی، جهاد و مقاومت بر حق تمام مردم افغانستان و ارج گذاری به مقام والای شهدای راه آزادی كشور؛
... (مقدمه) - Pashto...
موږ د افغانستان خلكو:
د لوی خدای (ج) پر سپيڅلي ذات په ټينګ ايمان، د حق تعالي په مشيت پر توكل او د اسلام په سپيڅلي دين پر اعتقاد؛
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د افغانستان د ټولو خلكو د سر ښندنو، تاريخي مبارزو، جهاد او بر حق مقاومت د ستايلو او د وطن د آزادۍ د لارې د شهيدانو لوړ مقام ته په ارزښت وركولو؛
... (سریزه)
Religious Law
- EnglishAfter the demise of the eminent marji' al-taqlid and great leader of the universal Islamic revolution, and founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatullah al-'Uzma Imam Khumayni--quddisa sirruh al-sharif--who was recognised and accepted as marji' and Leader by a decisive majority of the people, the task of appointing the Leader shall be vested with the experts elected by the people. The Leadership Experts will review and consult among themselves concerning all the fuqaha' possessing the qualifications specified in Articles 5 and 109. In the event they find one of them better versed in Islamic regulations, the subjects of the fiqh, or in political and social issues, or possessing general popularity or special prominence for any of the qualifications mentioned in Article 109, they shall elect him as the Leader. Otherwise, in the absence of such a superiority, they shall elect and declare one of them as the Leader. The Leader thus elected by the Assembly of Experts shall assume all the powers of the wilayat al-amr and all the responsibilities arising therefrom.
The Leader is equal with the rest of the people of the country in the eyes of law. (Art. 107) - Persianپس از مرجع عالیقدر تقلید و رهبر کبیر انقلاب جهانی اسلام و بنیانگذار جمهوری اسلامی ایران حضرت آیتالله العظمی امام خمینی"قدس سره الشریف"، که از طرف اکثریت قاطع مردم به مرجعیت و رهبری شناخته و پذیرفته شدند، تعیین رهبر برعهده خبرگان منتخب مردم است. خبرگان رهبری درباره همه فقها واجد شرایط مذکور در اصول پنجم و یکصد و نهم بررسی و مشورت میکنند هرگاه یکی از آنان را اعلم به احکام و موضوعات فقهی یا مسایل سیاسی و اجتماعی یا دارای مقبولیت عامه یا واجد برجستگی خاص در یکی از صفات مذکور در اصل یکصد و نهم تشخیص دهند او را به رهبری انتخاب میکنند و در غیر این صورت یکی از آنان را به عنوان رهبر انتخاب و معرفی مینمایند. رهبر منتخب خبرگان، ولایت امر و همه مسئولیتهای ناشی از آن را برعهده خواهد داشت.
رهبر در برابر قوانین با سایر افراد کشور مساوی است. (اصل 107)
Religious Law
- English1. Every person is guaranteed the freedom of conscience, religion and worship and the religious denominations are separated from the State.
… (Sec. 45) - Tetum1. Ema hotu tenki iha liberdade ba konxiénsia, relijiaun no ba kultu, nune’e konfisaun relijiozu sira haketak ho Estadu.
… (Art. 45) - Portuguese1. A toda a pessoa é assegurada a liberdade de consciência, de religião e de culto, encontrando-se as confissões religiosas separadas do Estado.
… (Art. 45)