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This open letter/fatwā to ISIS was signed by many Muslim religious scholars from around the world and circulated widely. This is the English version.

This qanun regulates the prohibition on the consumption of alcoholic beverages. It outlines that any beverages containing alcohol are haram (forbidden) and the consumption thereof is prohibited (arts 4 and 5). All persons and entities are prohibited from producing, preparing, selling, distributing, transporting, storing, stockpiling, trading in, gifting, and promoting, alcoholic beverages (art 6). The qanun also prohibits assisting with, or being complicit in, any of the above activities. The qanun's objective is to protect the Acehnese from being involved in any activity that can lead to the destruction of mind. The qanun also regulates the investigation and prosecution of those suspected of, or found to be guilty of, any of the above alcohol-related activities. It outlines that anyone, regardless of their nationality, will be made subject to this qanun if they are found selling or distributing alcoholic beverages. The qanun prescribes 40 strokes of the cane (art 26(1)), imprisonment or payment of a fine (art 26(2)), as an alternative to offenders.

The new Islamic Penal Code of Iran was adopted in May 2013 and entered into force the same year in the Islamic Consultative Assembly. It consists of four books: General Provisions, Ḥudūd, Qiṣāṣ, and Diyāt.

The Constitution of Pakistan was drafted in 1973 and remains the country's current constitution. 

The latest Constitution of Iran which entered into force in 1979 and contains 177 articles].

The Islamic Penal Code of Iran, originally supposed to be a provisional code, was in effect from 1991 till 2013 after being extended several times

The first draft articles on the Islamic Penal Code adopted in Parliament after receiving and debating the Judiciary’s draft.

The second set of draft articles on the new Islamic Penal Code adopted in Parliament, after modifying the first draft in response to the Guardian Council’s objections.

The first round of objections raised by the Guardian Council with regard to Parliament’s 2009 adoption of the first draft of the Islamic Penal Code.

The third set of Islamic Penal Code draft articles adopted in the Iran's Parliament. This draft code at some point became law after Guardian Council’s initial approval. But later the Council revoked its approval and the code lost its authority.

The fourth time Iran's Parliament modified the Islamic Penal Code following the Guardian Council’s objections.

The fifth time Iran's Parliament modified the Islamic Penal Code following the Guardian Council’s objections.

Guardian Council approves of the Iran's Parliament’s Islamic Penal Code of 01.02.2012.

The Guardian Council revokes its prior approval of the Islamic Penal Code adopted by Iran's Parliament and raises another set of objections.

Guardian Council raises objections as to Parliament’s Islamic Penal Code draft articles of 01.07.2013.

This ordinance gives effect to certain recommendations of the Commission on Marriage and Family Laws.

This presidential decree implements the provisions of Law No. 18 of 2001 on Special Autonomy for the Special Province of Aceh. The decree covers the name, jurisdiction, and authority, of the shari'a courts, as well as the status of employees, infrastructure, and financial resources. Notably, the increase in the courts' authority extended to criminal and public law, as well as worship (ibadat) and Islamic symbolism (syiar).

This provincial regulation establishes, and defines the role and status of, the Consultative Council of the Acehnese Ulama of the Special Region of Aceh (Majelis Permusyawaratan Ulama Daerah Istimewa Aceh). It was subsequently amended by Aceh Provincial Regulation No. 43 of 2001, and Aceh Qanun No. 2 of 2009.

This provincial regulation makes revisions to the language of Aceh Provincial Regulation No. 3 of 2000 on the Creation of the Ulama Consultative Council and its Functions.