Section 3: Supremacy of Shari’ah — Enforcement of Shari'ah Act, 1991

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3. Supremacy of Shari’ah.— (1) The Shari’ah that is to say, the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, shall be the supreme law of Pakistan. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Judgement of any court or any other law for the time being in force, the present political system, including the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and Provincial Assemblies and the existing system of Government, shall not be challenged in any court, including Supreme Court, the Federal Shariat Court or any authority or tribunal: Provided that nothing contained herein shall affect the rights of the non-Muslims guaranteed by or under the Constitution.

Effective date: 1991-01-01

Related sections

Section 2: Definition Section 4: Laws to be interpreted in the light of Shari’ah Section 1: Short title, extent and commencement Section 5: Observance of Shari’ah by Muslim citizens Section 6: Teaching of, and training in, Shari’ah etc Section 7: Islamization of education

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