ماده ۳ قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران

منبع رسمی این ماده پیوند شده است؛ بازخوانی انسانیِ کلمه‌به‌کلمه در نوبتِ برنامهٔ راستی‌آزمایی چیستارا است.

ترجمه رسمی

Official translation — source

In order to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2, it is incumbent upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to employ all its capacities to: 1- Create an environment conducive to the development of moral virtues based on faith, taqwa and to fight against all manifestations of corruption and degeneration. 2- Elevate public awareness in all areas through the proper use of the press, mass media and other means. 3- Provide free education and edification, physical training for everyone at all levels and to facilitate and expand higher education. 4- Nurture the spirit of inquiry, exploration and innovation in all scientific, technical, cultural and Islamic fields through establishment of research centers and the encouragement of researchers. 5- Completely reject imperialism and to prevent the infiltration of foreigners with full determination. 12 “Ijtihad” meaning “struggle/effort/striving” from the same root as “jihad”, referring to the effort of legal scholars to continuously derive the Islamic laws pertaining to new subject as a living practice, the one doing so being called “mujtahid”. An important distinguishing feature of the Jafari school of fiqh in comparison to the four schools of Sunni fiqh who have “closed the gate of ijtihad” and which has allowed the Jafari school to successfully deal with new issues such as establishing a contemporary Islamic state. Some Salafi scholars advocate a revival of the practice. 6- Eliminate all forms of despotism, tyranny and monopolism. 7- Ensure political and social freedoms within the limits of the law. 8- Ensure the participation of the general public in determining their own political, economic, social and cultural destiny. 9- Eliminate unjust discrimination and create equal opportunities for all in all material and spiritual domains. 10- Create a proper administrative system and eliminate unnecessary bureaucratic organizations. 11- Fully strengthen national defense power through public military training in order to safeguard the country’s independence, territorial integrity and Islamic government. 12- Establish the foundation of a correct and just economic system in accordance with Islamic standards to promote welfare, eliminate poverty and eradicate all kinds of deprivation in the areas of nutrition, housing, labor, health and insurance services. 13- Achieve self-sufficiency in science and technology, industry, agriculture, military affairs and similar fields. 14- Provide all people, both men and women, just judicial security and equality of all before the law. 15- Expand and fortify Islamic fraternity and collective ta’avon among all people. 16- Organize the country’s foreign policy on the basis of Islamic criteria, brotherly commitment to all Muslims and unfaltering support for the Mustadha'fīn of the world.