Articles 1–122

• Article 1: The Islamic belief 'Aqedah constitutes the foundation of the state.
• Article 2: Dar Al-Islam Islamic Abode is the territory where the rules of Islam are implemented and its securit
• Article 3: The Khalifah adopts specific Shari’ah rules which he will enact as a constitution and laws.
• Article 4: The Khalifah does not adopt any specific Shari’ah rule in matters related to rituals ‘Ibadaat except
• Article 5: All citizens of the Islamic State enjoy the Shari’ah rights and duties.
• Article 6: The State is forbidden to discriminate at all between the individuals in terms of ruling, judiciary
• Article 7: The State implements the Islamic Shari’ah upon all those who hold the Islamic citizenship, with no d
• Article 8: The Arabic language is exclusively the language of Islam and it is the only language used by the Sta
• Article 9: Ijtihad is a duty of sufficiency and every Muslim reserves the right to perform Ijtihad provided he
• Article 10: All the Muslims should bear the responsibility of Islam.
• Article 11: Conveying the Islamic Da’wa call to Islam is the fundamental task of the State.
• Article 12: The Book, the Sunnah, the Ijmaa’ of the Sahabah and the Qiyas analogy are the only evidences conside
• Article 13: In origin, every individual is innocent.
• Article 14: Actions are originally bound by the Shari’ah rules.
• Article 15: The means to Haram unlawful are forbidden if they most likely lead to Haram.
• Article 16: The system of ruling is a unitary system and not a federal system.
• Article 17: The ruling is centralised and the administration is decentralised.
• Article 18: There are four types of rulers:
• Article 19: It is not permitted for anyone to be in charge of ruling or any action considered to be from the rul
• Article 20: Accounting of the rulers by Muslims is one of their rights and an obligation of sufficiency upon the
• Article 21: The Muslims have the right to establish political parties in order to account the rulers or to reach
• Article 22: The ruling system is built upon four principles which are:
• Article 23: The state apparatus is established upon thirteen institutions:
• Article 24: The Khalifah is the representative of the Ummah in exercising of the authority and in implementing o
• Article 25: The Khilafah is a contract of choice and consent, so no one is compelled to accept it, and no one is
• Article 26: Every sane, adult Muslim, a male or a female, has the right to elect the leader of the State and to
• Article 27: If the Khilafah is contracted to an individual by the pledge of those it is valid to be contracted w
• Article 28: No one can be Khalifa unless the Muslims appoint him, and no one possesses the mandatory powers of t
• Article 29: It is stipulated that the authority of the region or the country that gives the Khalifah a contracti
• Article 30: The only conditions for the one who is given the pledge to be the leader of the State is that he ful
• Article 31: There are seven conditions for the Khalifah to be contracted, which are:
• Article 32: If the position of the Khilafah becomes vacant due to the death of its leader, his resignation or hi
• Article 33: A temporary leader is appointed to take charge of the affairs of the Muslims, and to prepare for the
• Article 34: The method of appointing the Khalifah is the pledge of allegiance Bay’a.
• Article 35: The Ummah is the one who appoints the Khalifah.
• Article 36: The Khalifah possesses the following powers:
• Article 37: The Khalifah’s adoption is restricted by the Shari’ah rules; he is prohibited to adopt any rule whic
• Article 38: The Khalifah has the complete right to govern the affairs of the subjects according to his opinion a
• Article 39: The Khalifah does not have a fixed term of office; as long as the Khalifah preserves the Shari’ah an
• Article 40: The issues which alter the state of the Khalifah and ,therefore, remove him from the Khilafah are th
• Article 41: The court of the Madhalim injustices is the only authority that can decide whether the change in the
• Article 42: The Khalifah appoints a delegated assistant or more for himself, who carry the responsibilities of r
• Article 43: The conditions for the assistant are the same as the conditions for the Khalifah; in other words, to
• Article 44: It is a condition for the empowering of a delegated assistant Tafwid, that his empowerment encompass
• Article 45: The work of the assistant is to report to the Khalifah after whatever he has executed of the actions
• Article 46: It is imperative that the Khalifah scrutinises the actions of the delegated assistants Tafwid and th
• Article 47: If the assistant conducted an issue, and the Khalifah ordered him to do it, then he must implement i
• Article 48: None of the delegated assistants Tafwid specialises in a specific department from the departments of
• Article 49: The Khalifah appoints assistants for implementation and their work is administrative.
• Article 50: The executive assistant should be a Muslim man, since he is from the close associates of the Khalifa
• Article 51: The executive assistant is directly connected to the Khalifah, like the delegated assistant, and is
• Article 52: The lands which are ruled by the State are divided into units, where each unit is called a Wilayah p
• Article 53: The Khalifah appoints the governors.
• Article 54: The governor has the mandatory powers of ruling and responsibility over the tasks of the departments
• Article 55: The governor is not obliged to inform the Khalifah of what he has carried out within his authorised
• Article 56: Every province has an assembly elected from its people and championed by the governor.
• Article 57: The governor’s term of office in a particular province is not to be long.
• Article 58: The governor is not moved from one province to another, since his appointment was for a general cont
• Article 59: The governor can be discharged if the Khalifah decides so or if the Shura council expresses dissatis
• Article 60: The Khalifah must examine the actions of the governors and continually assess their performance stri
• Article 61: The War Department is in charge of all the affairs connected to the armed forces of the Army and pol
• Article 62: Jihad is obligatory upon the Muslims and military training is compulsory.
• Article 63: The Army has two sections:
• Article 64: The Army is given banners and flags and the Head of State the Khalifah gives the banners to whomever
• Article 65: The Khalifah is the Commander of the Army and he appoints the Chief of General Staff, a general for
• Article 66: The Army is a unified entity which has specific bases.
• Article 67: It is obligatory to provide the Army with the highest level of military education and raise its inte
• Article 68: It is obligatory that each base should have sufficient numbers of officers of the Ggeneral Staff who
• Article 69: It is obligatory to provide the Army with weapons, supplies and equipment, as well as all necessitie
• Article 70: The Department of Internal Security is responsible for everything related to security, and prevents
• Article 71: The police Shurtah have two branches:
• Article 72: The most prominent issues that threaten the internal security that are under the responsibility of t
• Article 73: The Department of Foreign Affairs is in charge of all the affairs connected to the relations of the
• Article 74: The Department of Industry is in charge of all the affairs connected to industry, whether heavy indu
• Article 75: The Judiciary is the pronouncement of the rule that becomes binding.
• Article 76: The Khalifah appoints a supreme judge to the judiciary from the male, adult, free, Muslim, sane, jus
• Article 77: The Judges are of three types:
• Article 78: Whoever undertakes the responsibility of judgement must be a Muslim, free, adult, sane, just, a Faqi
• Article 79: The Qadi, the Muhtasib and the Madhalim judge may be given a general appointment to pronounce judgem
• Article 80: The courts should be comprised of only one judge who has the authority to pronounce judgement.
• Article 81: The judge can only give a verdict in a court session, and any evidence and oaths can only be conside
• Article 82: It is permissible to vary the grades of courts in respect to the type of cases.
• Article 83: There is no court of appeal, and no court of cassation, so the judiciary, as far as the method by wh
• Article 84: The Muhtasib is the judge who investigates all cases, in the absence of an individual litigation, in
• Article 85: The Muhtasib has the authority to judge upon violations as soon as he learns of them, irrespective o
• Article 86: The Muhtasib has the right to appoint deputies for him.
• Article 87: The judge of the Court of Injustices Madhalim is appointed to remove all injustices which have been
• Article 88: The judge of the Court of Injustices Madhalim is appointed by the Khalifah, or by the Supreme Judge.
• Article 89: There is no limit to the number of judges that can be appointed for the Court of Injustice Acts Madh
• Article 90: The Court of Injustice Acts Madhalim has the right to remove any ruler or civil servant in the State
• Article 91: The Court of Injustice Acts Madhalim has the authority to investigate any case of injustice Madhlama
• Article 92: The judiciary of the Injustice Acts Madhalim is not restricted by a court session or the request of
• Article 93: Every person has the right to appoint whomsoever he wishes as a proxy Wakeel for oneself in the disp
• Article 94: It is permitted for the one who has been vested with a specific responsibility, like a custodian or
• Article 95: The contracts, transactions, and verdicts which were ratified and whose implementation was completed
• Article 96: Management of the government’s and people’s affairs is carried out by offices, departments, and admi
• Article 97: The policy of the administration of services is based on simplicity of the system, speed in processi
• Article 98: Anyone who carries citizenship, and is competent, whether male or female, Muslim or non-Muslim, can
• Article 99: A general manager has to be appointed for each office; and every department and administration has a
• Article 100: The managers in all departments, administrations, and divisions are not dismissed except for reasons
• Article 101: The civil servants other than the managers are appointed, transferred, suspended, disciplined, and r
• Article 102: The treasury Bayt Al-Mal is the administration responsible for the revenues and expenditure in accor
• Article 103: The institution of the Media Office is responsible for drawing up and executing the political media
• Article 104: The media owned by any citizen of the State does not require a permit; rather they are simply requir
• Article 105: The individuals who represent the Muslims’ views to the Khalifah are the Ummah Council, and the indi
• Article 106: The members of the Provincial Councils are directly elected by the people in their provinces, and th
• Article 107: Every citizen who is adult and sane, has the right to be a member of the Ummah Council or the Provin
• Article 108: Shura consultation and Mashwarah deliberation is the taking of opinion in its absolute meaning, and
• Article 109: Shura consultation is a right for the Muslims alone and the non-Muslims do not have a right to it.
• Article 110: The issues which fall under consultation Shura are decided by the opinion of the majority without co
• Article 111: The Ummah Council has five powers which are:
• Article 112: The primary role of women is that she is a mother and responsible over the household and she is an h
• Article 113: In origin men and women are segregated, and do not come together except for a need by Shar’ agrees t
• Article 114: The woman has been given the same rights as man, and whatever was oblied upon man is also obliged up
• Article 115: It is permitted for a woman to be appointed in civil service and positions in the judiciary apart fr
• Article 116: It is not permitted for a woman to take a ruling position; so she cannot be a Khalifah, nor an assis
• Article 117: The woman lives in public and private spheres; in the public sphere she is permitted to live with wo
• Article 118: It is not permitted for a woman to be alone with a non-Mahram.
• Article 119: It is prohibited for any man or woman to undertake any work which could undermine the morals, or cau
• Article 120: Marital life is one of tranquillity; and the couple should live together as companions.
• Article 121: The married couple must fully assist each other in the housework, and the husband must carry out all
• Article 122: Custody of the child is a right and duty upon the mother, irrespective of whether she is a Muslim or