AN OVERVIEW OF THE KANO STATE ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS PREACHING LAW,1985. INTRODUCTION. The edict/law was enacted in 1985 and came in to force on 1st day of february ,1985. It is divided in to four 4 part of a total of 18 sections and a number of subsections.it seek to regulate islamic preacing by licencing preachers,limiting the subject ,the and area of their preaching,keeping a comprehencive data of all person licences to preach ,monitoring the movement and activities of evert licenced islamic preacher and punishing any persons who preaches any islamic injucttions without preaching permit pr having been licensed, breaches any restriction contained on the face of shis permit the law or any order that may be subsequently made by the Governor of the state MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE LAW. Part(commencement and interpretation). This part provides for the date the law would come into effect (which is the 1st of fabruary,1985 and defines the major terms/ words/ phrases used in the law the most important of such terms is the phrase public which was defined to mean any highway bublic park gården, river bank,public bridge, road lane foot way pathway, spuare, court, alley, passage any open space,building or structure to which the pubulic have or are permitted to have access. Part(Religious committee (s)and sub-committees). This part establisshes a committee to be known as committee for islamic Religious preaching and a sub committee to be known as sub committee for islamic Religious preaching committee for islamic Religious preaching This committee is to be established in every emirate council (Note that This Edict was promulgate at a time when there were four (4) Emirate council in kano state.so there will be only one committee as we have only one emirate council as at now).the Governor may establish any other committee or committees in respect any Religious denomination or organization to regulate the activities of members of that denomination or organization. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE . This committee shall be composed of a cchairiman and not less than six (6)members all of whom are to be appointed by the Governor in consultation with the E emirate council concerned. Members of the committee shall hold office for a period of three (3)years which may be renewed indefinitely but a member mey resign or be removed by the Governor before the expiration of his tenure. The secretary to the Emirate council shall serve as secretary to the committee FUNCTION OF THE COMMITTEE The committee shall perform the following functions. A). To receive applicatios for preaching permit from any person wishing to preach in any local Governmint area in the state. B) Qualify or diaqualify such å person C)Grant permit to those qualified,. D). Establish and standards for exmination and qualification Religious preachers. E)open and keep registrer of preachers Li censed to preach in the staten. F) Do any other necessary for the implementation of the law. SUB-COMMITTEE FOR ISLAMIC RELIGIONS PREACHING .This sub-committee is to be established in every local governmernt area of the state. COMPOSITINON OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE Å) the chief Executive officer of the local Governmernt. B)All distict heads in the local Governmernt. C) The DPO in charge of the local Governmernt . D) The chief lmm in the headqaurters of the local Governmernt . E) The EO in charge of islamic Education F)Social welfare officer in charge of the local Governmernt . G) Tow other members to be appointed by the commissioner for local Governmernt. Finally i Hope you follow me to get continuetion and all AHLUL SUNNAH OF KANO did not support This law .DONATED BY ABDULMAJID IBN NUHU JIBWIS SOCIAL MEDIA DALA LG KANO STATE.
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