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Syariah (the Malay spelling of "Sharia") refers to The World Factbook
/ref> Unlike Malaysian civil courts, which are federal in scope, Syariah Courts are primarily established by individual state law. Similarly, Islamic law is a matter limited to each state, with the exception of the Federal Territories of Malaysia, as provided in Article 3 of the constitution. Thus, the application of Sharia law may differ among the states. There are 13 state Sharia law departments and one for the Federal Territories.
Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia PortalMalaysian Syariah Court Web Portal
(Malay) Judiciary of Malaysia Sharia in Malaysia Islamic courts and tribunals
Syariah (the Malay spelling of "Sharia") refers to Sharia law
Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the Five Pillars of Islam, religious precepts of Islam and is based on the Islamic holy books, sacred scriptures o ...
in Islam
Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...
ic religious law and deals with exclusively Islamic laws, having jurisdiction upon every Muslim in Malaysia. The Syariah Court system is one of the two separate court systems which exist in the general Malaysian legal system. There is a parallel system of state Syariah Courts, which have limited jurisdiction over matters of state Islamic law. Syariah Courts have jurisdiction only over Muslims in matters relating to family law and religious observance, and can generally only pass sentences of not more than three years' imprisonment, a fine of up to RM5,000, and/or up to six strokes of the cane.
Article 145 of the Malaysian constitution says the Attorney General of Malaysia has no power over matters related to the Syariah Courts.
There are three levels of the courts: Appeal, High, and Subordinate./ref> Unlike Malaysian civil courts, which are federal in scope, Syariah Courts are primarily established by individual state law. Similarly, Islamic law is a matter limited to each state, with the exception of the Federal Territories of Malaysia, as provided in Article 3 of the constitution. Thus, the application of Sharia law may differ among the states. There are 13 state Sharia law departments and one for the Federal Territories.
Chief Judges of the Syariah Court
* Sheikh Ghazali Abdul Rahman (1997–2009) * Ibrahim Lembut (2009–2017) * Mukhyuddin Ibrahim (2017–2019) * Mohd Naim Mokhtar (2019–2022)Judges of the Syariah Court of Appeal
Current judges
# ''Vacant'' # Yusof Musa # Mohd Shukor Sabudin # Saarani Ismail # Mohd Naim Mokhtar # Mohd Amran Mat ZainSee also
* Sharia caning in MalaysiaReferences
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Department of Syariah Judiciary Malaysia Portal
(Malay) Judiciary of Malaysia Sharia in Malaysia Islamic courts and tribunals