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THE AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR ENFORCEMENT THE AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR ENFORCEMENT OF SHARIAH ACT, 1989. (ACT VIII OF 1989) [Dated May 17, 1989] AN ACT for the enforcement of Shari'ah WHEREAS sovereignty over the entire universe belongs to Almighty Allah, alone, and the Authority to be exercised by the people of Azad Gamma and Kashmir within the limits prescribed by Him is a sacred trust:. AND WHEREAS sub‑section (5) to section 31 of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Interim Constitution Act, 1974, provides that no law shall be repugnant to the teachings and requirements of Islam as set out in the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to carry out the purposes of the Interim Constitution and to provide that all existing laws shall be brought in conformity with the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah; It is hereby enacted as follows:‑ 2 Definitions.‑ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context: (a) "Government" means the Azad Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir; (b) "Court" means a court subordinate to High Court and includes a tribunal or an authority established by or under any law for the time being inforce: (c) "Mufti" means a Muslim scholar well‑versed in Shariah appointed under this Act to assist the Supreme Court, High Court or the Shariat Court in the interpretation of Shariah; (d) "Shariah" means the Injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah; (e) "Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir; (f) "High Court" means the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir; (g) "Shariat Court" means, Shariat Court constituted under Shariat Court Ordinance; and (h) "Council of Islamic Ideology." means Council of Islamic Ideology constituted under the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council of Islamic Ideology Ordinance.