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The Ministry of Islamic Affairs (Dhivehi: އިސްލާމީ ކަންތައްތަކާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ) is a government agency of the Republic of Maldives, handling the country's religious affairs. It was previously known as Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, and was constituted by the president of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom in 1996. [4]
Ministry of Islamic Affairs: އިސްލާމީ ކަންތައްތަކާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed: 1996 islamicaffairs.gov.mv: Ministry of Sports, Fitness and Recreation ކުޅިވަރާއި ހަށިހެޔޮކަމާ ބެހޭ ވުޒާރާ Abdulla Rafiu: 2023 sports.gov.mv /en: Ministry of Social and Family Development
The centre also serves as a conference hall for official meetings and ceremonies, an Islamic library, and a number of offices, [1] and houses the Ministry of Islamic Affairs since 11 November 2008, that replaced the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, established by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, a former president of the Maldives. [1] The Islamic ...
A Ministry of Islamic Affairs is a Ministry found in certain Islamic countries that is responsible for advising the government on religious matters, and particularly on efforts to conform government efforts to the requirements of Islam. Examples include: Ministry of Islamic Affairs (Afghanistan) Ministry of Islamic Affairs (Maldives)
He was the Minister of Islamic Affairs from 19 February 2012 to 05 May 2015 under President Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik and Abdulla Yameen. He was also the unsuccessful running mate of President Abdulla Yameen in the 2018 Maldivian presidential election. [4] He was then appointed Chancellor of Islamic University of Maldives. [5]
No law contrary to any tenet of Islam shall be enacted in the Maldives. [16] The traditional Islamic law code of sharia forms the Maldives' basic code of law, as interpreted to conform to local Maldivian conditions by the President, the attorney general, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Majlis. [2] Article 142 of the constitution states,
The army (lashkaru) organised by him has evolved into the Maldives National Defence Force. [6] The Islamic Centre, the largest mosque in Maldives, Masjid as-Sultan Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam is named after him. [1] Qaumee Dhuvas (Maldives National Day), is a day to celebrate Thakurufaanu's win over the Portuguese occupation. [7]
Islam is the state religion of the Maldives. [2] The 2008 Constitution or "Fehi Qānoon" declares the significance of Islamic law in the country. The constitution requires that citizenship status be based on adherence to the state religion, which legally makes the country's citizens hundred percent Muslim. [3]