The Federal Constitution of Malaysia, in force since 1957 and shown here as revised through 2007, in full English translation by the Constitute Project. Read here for Article 3, which names Islam the religion of the Federation while guaranteeing that other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony, and for Parliament's power to legislate on Islamic religious affairs, Malaysia's domestic constitutional relationship to religion in place of any Vatican concordat.
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Citation
AuthorFederation of Malaysia
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Malaysia_2007
Source Typeprimary source / official record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the constitutional text itself, republished by the Constitute Project, read for the exact wording of Article 3 naming Islam the religion of the Federation while other religions may be practiced in peace and harmony. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Malaysia directly: "The Federal Constitution of Malaysia, in force since 1957 and shown here as revised through 2007, in full English translation by the Constitute Project."
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- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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