Abstract
The process of Islamization in the constitutional history of Pakistan always remained a crucial issue for democratic process in Pakistan. The introductions of objective resolution and Islamic provisions in the constitutions (1956, 1962, and 1973) have been considered remarkable development. The regime of General Zia-ul-Haq has continued the Islamization of the Pakistani legal system and amended various articles of the 1973 constitution. Efforts were also made during the subsequent regimes by implementing the Enforcement of Shari'ah Act and of Shariat Bill. The efforts of Pakistani leadership for the process of Islamization have large impacts on the constitutional history of Pakistan. The 1973 constitution remained a legal document not only for running the state affairs but also enabling the Muslim of Pakistan to order their individual and collective lives in accordance with the teaching of the Holy Quran and Sunnah. Still the questions of the place of Islam in the constitutions of Pakistan have been issues for decades and particularly the Islamizing of the 1973 constitution of Pakistan remained a deadlock in Pakistani politics and religious circles. This article attempts to examine the influence of Islam (Islamic Sharia) on the 1973 constitution of Pakistan.
Keyword(s)
Islamic Shaira, legal system, the 1973 constitution of Pakistan