Objection to Islamic laws deemed crime, critics to face justice: MoJ

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Wednesday announced that all legislative documents of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) are fully based on the Quran, the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) and authoritative Hanafi jurisprudence and individuals who object to these laws will be referred to judicial and legal organs.

The MoJ said the IEA’s legislative documents are drafted and extracted by multiple committees of senior Afghan scholars at the level of each relevant ministry and department, the MoJ, the Supreme Court, and the Office of the Leader of the IEA, using the Quran, the Sunnah, and authoritative Hanafi jurisprudence texts.

The source stated that these legislative documents are repeatedly reviewed to ensure their conformity with Islamic Sharia and are then submitted to the Leader of the IEA for approval.

The MoJ wrote that no article, clause, section, paragraph, or ruling in the IEA’s legislative documents is inconsistent with Islamic Sharia or lacks a Sharia source; rather, all provisions fully comply with Sharia. Therefore, objection to them is considered objection to Sharia itself.

The Ministry added that such objections have no Sharia or scholarly basis and arise from ignorance or neglect. Under Sharia, they are considered a crime, and individuals who object to these laws will be referred to judicial and legal authorities for prosecution.

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