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This regional regulation obliges all Muslims to adhere to the Islamic dress standards stipulated therein. It states that the purpose of Muslim dress is to show the belief of a person and their devotion to Allah Subhanahu wata'ala, to adhere to the practice of Islam, and to preserve clothing customs (adat).

Two accused persons, both previously married to other persons, were charged with the crime of committing zinā (fornication), which is prohibited in the Islamic Penal Code of Sokoto State, Nigeria. The man denied the charge and declared his innocence in court. The woman admitted to having sexual intercourse with the accused man and to being pregnant as a result. The Court held that the crime of zinā (fornication) is proved by a valid confession, the evidence of four witnesses, or by pregnancy outside of marriage. Because the first accused person denied that he had made an earlier confession, a confession could only be verified by the testimony of four witnesses. Because only two witnesses had given such testimony, the confession was not valid. The Court also held that retraction of a confession is permissible. Therefore, even if the first accused, the man, had earlier confessed, his denial of the charge in court amounted to a valid retraction of the confession. The Court convicted the second accused person, the woman, on the basis of her in-court confession and sentenced her to death by stoning after childbirth and weaning. The woman successfully appealed her conviction.

The Shah Bano case is a landmark and controversial case in India’s Supreme Court which dealt with the question of the length of time a Muslim ex-husband would have to provide his ex-wife with monthly maintenance payments after a divorce, considering Muslim personal law and Indian civil law.

This regional regulation is an example of a regulation that, arguably, Islamises public life without making specific reference to Islam or religion (agama). Pursuant to arts 2 and 3, all persons and entities are prohibited from distributing alcoholic beverages in Jeneponto regency, while all persons are similarly prohibited from consuming alcoholic beverages, except in hotels and places already exempted by the regent. Pursuant to art 4, foreign visitors on personal or government business are also exempted from this prohibition. The regulation specifies that those hotels or places exempted from the prohibition on alcohol must be 2000 metres from residential areas, places of worship, schools, offices, and other places frequented by the public (art 8). Contravention of this regulation carries a maximum penalty of one month imprisonment and/or a fine of IDR 5 million (art 22(1)).

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the State of Israel (Medinat Yisra'el), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Israel's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has no legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the United Arab Emirates (Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under the UAE's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has primary legal status. 

This regional regulation prohibits prostitution and sexual promiscuity for money, goods or services in the regency of Way Kanan. It prohibits all persons and legal entities from carrying out prostitution, and from facilitating it through ancillary means. Its preamble states that prostitution is contrary to religious values, morality, and communal traditional customs. The regulation also places on all persons with knowledge of such practices to report them to authorised personnel. Contravention of this regulation can result in a prison sentence of, at most, six months, or a fine of as much as IDR 3 million. For recidivists (persons who have contravened the regulation again within one year), their punishment will be one-third additionally severe if the sentence is a prison term, or one-half additionally severe if the punishment handed down is a fine.

This regional regulation is an example of a regulation that, arguably, Islamises public life without making any specific reference to Islamic or religion (agama). Pursuant to art 4(1) of this regulation, all persons and legal entities are prohibited from producing, selling, circulating, and consuming alcoholic beverages. Moreover, all persons are prohibited from bringing alcoholic beverages, however packaged, into Bima regency (art 4(2)). Contravention of either of these sub-articles carries a maximum penalty of six months' imprisonment or IDR 50 million (art 10(1)).

This regional regulation states, in its preambular statement, that alcohol, among other things, is contrary to religious values. The regulation prohibits all persons and entities from distributing, stockpiling, selling, carrying, providing, or serving alcoholic beverages (art 5). Alcohol is, however, permitted for the purposes of religious ritual (art 7).

This regional regulation makes provision for public order and social peace in Ponorogo, East Java (Jawa Timur). Article 12(2) provides all persons the protection to implement their own religious worship rituals and religious activities, by authorising the regency government to close (temporarily or permanently) places of entertainment or activities that disturb the implementation thereof.

The appellant sought to challenge the decision of the Bireuen Shari'a Court (lower court), which had granted the respondent an irrevocable divorce (talak satu bain sughra).

The Court dismissed the appeal. Notably, it qualified that while it was very supportive of the appellant's desire to reconcile with the respondent, its role was limited to counselling and mediating the parties, not coercing a person into reconciling with their spouse.

The appellant sought to challenge the decision of the Idi Shari'a Court, which had granted the respondent's claim in regards to the parties' joint assets in its entirety.

The Court found that the appellant's power of attorney was invalid because the person to whom the appellant had assigned authority did not have legal standing. Accordingly, the Court dismissed the appeal.

This regional regulation obliges all Muslims to adhere to the Islamic dress standards stipulated therein. It states that the purpose of Muslim dress is to show the belief of a person and their devotion to Allah Subhanahu wata'ala, to adhere to the practice of Islam, and to preserve conservative clothing standards.

This regional regulation makes provision for the stipulation of hajj transportation costs for prospective pilgrims from Sumenep, East Java (Jawa Timur). It stipulates that the regional government will provide each person undertaking the hajj with a IDR 450,000 subsidy, sourced from the Sumenep regency budget.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Mauritius, based on research produced by the Library of Congress. Under Mauritius' Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has some legal status. 

This regional regulation prohibits prostitution for its repudiation of religious and moral norms. Most importantly, art 4(1) of the Regulation states that any person whose conduct is suspicious and gives rise to an assumption they are a prostitute is prohibited from being on the street, in a hotel, and places of entertainment. Possible sanctions include three months' imprisonment or a fine of up to IDR 15 million. Article 4(2) prohibits any person from being intimate, embracing and/or kissing in a sexual manner in public places or places visible to the public.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Mamlakat al Bahrayn), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Bahrain’s Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has legal status, and is the principal source of legislation.

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Republic of Ghana (Ghana), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Ghana's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has some legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Union of the Comoros (Udzima wa Komori (Comorian); Union des Comores (French); Jumhuriyat al Qamar al Muttahidah (Arabic)), based on research produced by the Library of Congress. Under Comoros' Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) has legal status. 

This Country Profile provides a basic overview of the legal history and institutional structures of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Jumhuriyat Misr al Arabiyah), based on research produced by GlobaLex at NYU Law School and the Library of Congress. Under Egypt's Constitution, Islamic law (sharīʿa or fiqh) is the principal source of legislation.