Constitution 1973 § Article 31 — Islamic way of life

Statutory text (English)

(1) Steps shall be taken to enable the Muslims of Pakistan,
individually and collectively, to order their lives in accordance with the fundamental principles and
basic concepts of Islam and to provide facilities whereby they may be enabled to understand the
meaning of life according to the Holy Quran and Sunnah.

(2) The State shall endeavour, as respects the Muslims of Pakistan,—
(a) to make the teaching of the Holy Quran and Islamiat compulsory, to encourage
and facilitate the learning of Arabic language and to secure correct and exact
printing and publishing of the Holy Quran;
(b) to promote unity and the observance of the Islamic moral standards; and
(c) to secure the proper organisation of zakat 1[ushr,] auqaf and mosques.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 31: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 28, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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