PART IX
Islamic Provisions
227. Provisions relating to the Holy Quran and Sunnah . (1) All existing laws shall be brought
in conformity with the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, in this Part
referred to as the Injunctions of Islam, and no law shall be enacted which is repugnant to such
Injunctions.
1[Explanation.__ In the application of this clause to the personal law of any Muslim sect, the
expression "Quran and Sunnah" shall mean the Quran and Sunnah as interpreted by that sect.]
(2) Effect shall be given to the provisions of clause (1) only in the manner provided in this Part.
(3) Nothing in this Part shall affect the personal laws of nonMuslim citizens or their status as
citizens.
228. Composition, etc., of Islamic Council. (1) There shall be constituted2 within a period of
ninety days from the commencing day a Council of Islamic Ideology, in this part referred to as the
Islamic Council.
(2) The Islamic Council shall consist of such members, being not less than eight and not more
than 3[twenty] as the President may appoint from amongst persons having knowledge of the
principles and philosophy of Islam as enunciated in the Holy Quran and Sunnah, or understanding of
the economic, political, legal or administrative problems of Pakistan.
(3) While appointing members of the Islamic Council the President shall ensure that
(a) so far as practicable various schools of thought are represented in the Council;
(b) not less than two of the members are persons each of whom is, or has been a Judge of the
Supreme Court or of a High Court;
(c) not less than 4[onethird] of the members are persons each of whom has been engaged, for
a period of not less than fifteen years, in Islamic research or instruction; and
(d) at least one member is a woman.
5[(4) The President shall appoint one of the members of the Islamic Council to be the Chairman
thereof.
1 Explanation added by the Constitution (Third Amdt.) Order, 1980 (P. O. No. 14 of 1980), Art.2.
2 For the notification constituting the Council of Islamic Ideology, see Gaz. of Pak.. 1974, Ext., Pt. II, p. 165.
For the Council of Islamic Ideology (Terms and Conditions of Members) Rules, 1974, see Gaz. of Pak., Ext., Pt. II, p. 1727.
3 Subs. by the Constitution (Fourth Amdt.) Order, 1980 (P. O. No. 16 of 1980), Art. 2, for "fifteen".
4 Subs by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s. 85, for "four".
5 Subs. by the Constitution (Third Amdt.) Order, 1982 (P. O. No. 13 of 1982), Art. 2, for "clause (4)".
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