▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁a ▁royal ▁war rant ▁among ▁the ▁q ad is ▁of ▁important ▁cities . ▁The ▁She ikh ▁ul - I sl am ▁issued ▁fat was , ▁which ▁were ▁written ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁that ▁had ▁authority ▁over ▁the ▁community . ▁The ▁She ikh ▁ul - I sl am ▁represented ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁sh aria h . ▁This ▁office ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Sh ar ’ iy ya ▁wa ▁Aw q af ▁Ministry . ▁Sultan ▁Me h med ▁VI ' s ▁cousin ▁Abd ül m ec id ▁continued ▁on ▁as ▁Ott oman ▁C ali ph . ▁ ▁Besides ▁the ▁political ▁structure ; ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁civ ic ▁independence , ▁religious ▁education ▁system ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁national ▁education ▁system ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁and ▁The ▁Islam ic ▁courts ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁canon ▁law ▁gave ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁sec ular ▁law ▁structure ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Civil ▁Code , ▁which ▁is ▁detailed ▁under ▁their ▁head ings . ▁ ▁Ab ol ition ▁of ▁C ali ph ate ▁( 1 9 2 4 ) ▁and ▁Mil let ▁System ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁sec ular ▁state ▁or ▁country ▁pur ports ▁to ▁be ▁officially ▁neutral ▁in ▁matters ▁of ▁religion , ▁supporting ▁neither ▁religion ▁nor ▁ir rel ig ion ▁and ▁claims ▁to ▁treat ▁all ▁its ▁citizens ▁equally ▁regardless ▁of ▁religion , ▁and ▁claims ▁to ▁avoid ▁prefer ential ▁treatment ▁for ▁a ▁citiz en ▁from ▁a ▁particular ▁religion / non rel ig ion ▁over ▁other ▁relig ions / non rel ig