How much should the Quran influence our country's laws? Which of the following comes closer to your view? Laws in our country should the teachingsof the Quran Follow va lues and princip les of Isla m, but not costrictly follow 2%
In Pakistan, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Malaysia and Senegal, roughly half or more of the full population says that laws in their country should strictly follow the teachings of the Quran. By contrast, in Burkina Faso, Turkey, Lebanon and Indonesia, less than a quarter agree. And in many of these countries where non-Muslims make up a significant portion of the population, there are strong disagreements between major religious groups on this issue.
For example, a 42% plurality of Nigerians think laws should not be influenced by the Quran, while 27% think laws should strictly follow the teachings of the Quran. However, among Nigerian Muslims, 52% say national laws should conform to Islamic law, compared with only 2% among Nigerian Christians.
How much should the Quran influence our country's laws?  | Which of the following comes closer to your view? Laws in our country should the teachingsof the Quran  | Strictly follow  | Follow va lues and princip les of Isla m, but not costrictly follow  | Not be infuenced by  | 2%  | 8  | 16  | 16%  | 16  | 17  | 23  | 38  | 42  | 36  | 33  | 60  | 42  | 17  | 52  | 78%  | 17  | 37  | 65  | 38  | 54  | 52  | 49  | 27  | 27  | 22  | 15  | 13  | Pakistan Palest ter.  | Malaysia  | Senegal  | Nigeria Indonesia Lebanon  | Turkey  | Jordan  | Burkina  | (97%6)*  | (100%)  | (96%)  | (64%)  | (94%)  | (50%)  | (91%)  | (55%)  | (96%)  | Faso (60%6)  | *Percentages in parentheses representthe share ofthe sample in each countrywho identify as Muslim.  | Note: Results include full country sample including Muslims and non-Muslims.  | teachings Question wording "Which ofthe following three statements comes closer to your view laws in our country should strictly teachings follow the  | teachings ofthe Ouran, laws in our following countryshould follow teachings the values and principles oflslam butnotstrictly follow the teachings ofthe Quran  | OR laws in our country shouldnotbe countryshould influenced bythe teachings ofthe Quran?"  | Source: Spring 2015 Global Attitudes Survey Q24.  | "The Divide Over Islam and Nationa Laws in the Muslim World"  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 