The 1952 Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, shown here as revised through 2011, in full English translation by the Constitute Project. Read here for Article 2, naming Islam the religion of the state while safeguarding free exercise of all forms of worship consistent with public order, and Article 28, which requires the King to be Muslim, Jordan's domestic relationship to religion in place of any Vatican concordat.
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Citation
AuthorHashemite Kingdom of Jordan
PublisherConstitute Project
URLhttps://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Jordan_2011
Source Typeprimary source / official record
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the constitutional text itself, republished by the Constitute Project, read for the exact wording of Article 2 naming Islam the religion of the state alongside Article 28's requirement that the King be Muslim. Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Jordan directly: "of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, shown here as revised through 2011, in full English translation by the Constitute Project."
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This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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