Law: Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Act, 2017

Section: 34

Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Act (XXX of 2017)--- ----S.34 Preamble---Error free publication of the Holy Quran---Publishers selling copies of the Holy Quran with Urdu translation containing non-suitable words for Allah Almighty and the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) --- Inaction on the part of the public functionaries regarding corrections in text and translation of the Holy Quran --- High Court directed that the Provincial as well as Federal Government shall ensure error-free publication of Holy Quran as well as its e-publication on internet along with its authentic translation; that in such regard, role of the Provincial Quran Board and the committee constituted under the Compulsory Teaching of Holy Quran Act, 2017 was pivotal; that any person possessing any copy of Holy Quran with error in its Arabic text or its translation shall approach the Chairman, Provincial Quran Board or the committee constituted by the Federal Government to ensure error-free publication of Holy Quran and its translation; that in the event of such move, concrete steps shall be taken by the Provincial as well as Federal Government to ensure rectification of such errors of Arabic text or translation, in existing copies of Holy Quran, on paper and internet, as well as in future publication of the Holy Quran --- Constitutional petitions were disposed of accordingly. ORDER SHUJAAT ALI KHAN, J.--- Through this single order I intend to decide this petition (W.P. No.177738/20I8) as well as connected petition (W.P. No.12133/2019) and contempt petition (Crl. Org. No.194529/2018) having commonality of law and facts inasmuch as in this petition the petitioner has sought implementation of letter bearing No.SO(IBM)5-1/2018(P-I), dated 23rd April, 2019, issued by the Stction Officer (IBM), Government of the Punjab, Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department, Lahore whereas in the connected petition the petitioner has voiced his grievance against the use of word ( ) for Allah Almighty in urdu translation of Holy Quran by Shah Rafi ud Din Mohadas Dahhalwi, by different publishers of Holy Quran and inaction on the part of the public functionaries regarding correction of the same. Likewise, the…

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