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Obedience to political authorities in Islam refers to Surah Nisa verse 59, known as the 'verse of obedience' (Arabic: آية الطاعة), which calls for obedience to Allah and the Islamic Prophet Muhammad as well as to the ulu'l-amr or incumbent authorities (rulers and ulama), which is obedience to valid Islamic injunctions.
In jurisprudence, a de facto law (also known as a de facto regulation) is a law or regulation that is followed but "is not specifically enumerated by a law." [4] By definition, de facto 'contrasts' de jure which means "as defined by law" or "as a matter of law."
The term authority identifies the political legitimacy, which grants and justifies rulers' right to exercise the power of government; and the term power identifies the ability to accomplish an authorized goal, either by compliance or by obedience; hence, authority is the power to make decisions and the legitimacy to make such legal decisions ...
The quotation "all men are created equal" is found in the United States Declaration of Independence and emblematic of the America's founding ideals. The final form of the sentence was stylized by Benjamin Franklin , and penned by Thomas Jefferson during the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1776. [ 1 ]
In Sunni Islam, "those in authority" (Arabic: أولي الأمر, romanized: ulil amr) in this verse variously refers to Caliphs Abu Bakr and Umar, the (military) commanders of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, his companions, or religious scholars, though the prevalent Sunni view identifies those in authority as the rulers of the Muslim communities.
Each town and city now has a court of additional district and sessions judge, which possesses equal authority over its jurisdiction. When it is hearing criminal cases it is called sessions court and when it is hearing civil cases it becomes a district court. Executive matters are brought before the relevant district and sessions judge.
Qisas principle, when enforced in Saudi Arabia, means equal retaliation and damage on the defendant. [ 46 ] According to reports in Saudi media, in 2013, a court in Saudi Arabia sentenced a defendant to have his spinal cord severed to paralyze him, unless he paid one million Saudi riyals (about US$270,000) in Diyya compensation to the victim.
Urdu in its less formalised register is known as rekhta (ریختہ, rek̤h̤tah, 'rough mixture', Urdu pronunciation:); the more formal register is sometimes referred to as زبانِ اُردُوئے معلّٰى, zabān-i Urdū-yi muʿallá, 'language of the exalted camp' (Urdu pronunciation: [zəbaːn eː ʊrdu eː moəllaː]) or لشکری ...