Editing Separation of church and state (section)

===Islam===
{{Main|Islam and secularism}}
The stance of Islam on the separation of church and state varies among [[Islamic schools and branches]]. The [[Constitution of Medina]] is discussed as an early form of Islamic secular governance, providing equal religious rights to Muslims, Jewish people, and [[Paganism|pagans]].<ref>Engineer, A. A. (2006). Islam and secularism (pp. 338-344). Malden; Oxford; Victoria: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.</ref> According to the [[Ahmadiyya]] Muslims, Islamic principles state that the politics of government should be separate from the doctrine of religion and special preference should not be given to a Muslim over a non-Muslim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alislam.org/egazette/articles/Separation_of_Mosque_and_State-200906.pdf|title=Separation of Mosque and state|publisher=Alislam|access-date=2010-09-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703065348/http://www.alislam.org/egazette/articles/Separation_of_Mosque_and_State-200906.pdf|archive-date=2010-07-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muslimsforpeace.org/|title=Muslims for Peace|publisher=Muslims for Peace|access-date=2010-09-13|archive-date=2010-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100630084437/http://muslimsforpeace.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Many Muslim-majority countries currently apply [[State religion#Islam|Islam as their state religion]] or enforce [[Sharia]] law for all citizens.