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Replica displayed at Bank Negara Malaysia Museum and Art Gallery. Based on the published version of Undang-Undang Melaka, the text consists of six parts dealing among others with maritime, marriage and trade law. The six parts are: [11] Intisari ; Undang-Undang Laut (maritime law) Hukum Perkahwinan Islam (Islamic marital jurisprudence)
The dual system of law is provided in Article 121(1A) of the Constitution of Malaysia. Article 3 also provides that Islamic law is a state law matter with the exception for the Federal Territories of Malaysia. [1] Islamic law refers to sharia law, and in Malaysia it is known and spelled as syariah. The court is known as the Syariah Court ...
The first was the founding of the Melaka Sultanate at the beginning of the 15th century; second was the spread of Islam in the indigenous culture; and finally, and perhaps the most significant in modern Malaysia, was British colonial rule which brought with it constitutional government and the common law system.
Malaysia must continue as a secular State with Islam as the official religion". [10] National Mosque of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. Four of Malaysia's states, Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, and Perlis, are governed by Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), which is a conservative Islamic political party, with a proclaimed goal of establishing an ...
[136] [137] [138] The Sharia courts in Malaysia also enforces some limited amount of Islamic criminal law only applicable for Muslims, the maximum sentence for these are 6 strokes of the cane, a fine of RM 5,000, and 3 years in prison as stipulated in Act 355. [139]
Lina Joy, who was born Azalina Jailani, converted from Islam to Christianity, arguing that it came under her right to freedom of religion under Article 11 of the Constitution of Malaysia. [54] She first approached the National Registration Department (NRD) in February 1997, seeking permission to change her name to Lina Joy, and also her ...
Islam is generally practised liberally, although in the last 20 years strict adherence to Islamic practice has increased. [19] The official code of Islam in Malaysia is Sunni, and the practice of any other form of Islam is heavily restricted. The government opposes what it calls "deviant" teachings, forcing those who are deemed to follow these ...
Although they came from several countries, they were usually known in Australia as 'Afghans' and they brought with them the first formal establishment of Islam in Australia. [24] The grave of an Afghan cameleer. Cameleers settled in the areas near Alice Springs and other areas of the Northern Territory and inter-married with the Indigenous ...