Pact of Umar
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title:
Pact of Umar
text:
The Pact of Umar is a treaty between the Muslims and non-Muslims who were conquered by Umar during his conquest of the Levant in the year 637 CE that later gained a canonical status in Islamic jurisprudence. It specifies rights and restrictions for dhimmis, or "protected persons," a type of protected class of non-Muslim peoples recognized by Islam which includes Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, and several other recognized faiths living under Islamic rule. There are several versions of the pact,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Muslim treaty with Levantine Christians
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pact_of_Umar
date created:
2006-09-28T02:58:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T06:10:13Z
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