Jizya

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title: Jizya
text: Jizya, or jizyah, is a type of taxation historically levied on non-Muslim subjects of a state governed by Islamic law. The Quran and hadiths mention jizya without specifying its rate or amount, and the application of jizya varied in the course of Islamic history. However, scholars largely agree that early Muslim rulers adapted some of the existing systems of taxation and modified them according to Islamic religious law. Historically, the jizya tax has been understood in Islam as a fee for protec
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description: Islamic tax on non-Muslims
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date created: 2003-07-07T16:28:09Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T12:31:52Z
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