The 1959 Constitution of Brunei Darussalam, shown here as revised through 2006, in full English translation by the Constitute Project. Read here for Article 3, which names the Shafi'i school of Sunni Islam the official religion with the Sultan as its head and the Religious Council as his advisory authority on Islamic matters, while other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony, Brunei's domestic relationship to religion in place of any Vatican concordat.
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Citation
AuthorBrunei Darussalam
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Brunei_2006
Source Typeprimary source / official record
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Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the constitutional text itself, republished by the Constitute Project, read for Article 3's naming of Islam, specifically the Shafi'i school of Sunni Islam, as the official religion, with the Sultan as its head. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Brunei directly: "The 1959 Constitution of Brunei Darussalam, shown here as revised through 2006, in full English translation by the Constitute Project."
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- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
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