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− | Under Islamic law, the '''jizya''' was a per capita tax levied on a section of an [[Islam]]ic state's non-Muslim citizens. In return, non-Muslim citizens were often permitted to practice their faith and to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy. | + | Under Islamic law, the '''jizya''' was a per capita tax levied on a section of an [[Islam]]ic state's non-[[Muslim]] citizens. In return, non-Muslim citizens were often permitted to practice their faith and to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy. |
The Arabic term jizya appears in verse Qur'an 9:29, but the Qur'an does not specify jizya specifically as a tax per head. According to Paul Heck in the Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, the jizya seems to be a developed form of the Sassanian practice of taxation. | The Arabic term jizya appears in verse Qur'an 9:29, but the Qur'an does not specify jizya specifically as a tax per head. According to Paul Heck in the Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, the jizya seems to be a developed form of the Sassanian practice of taxation. |
Revision as of 01:33, January 3, 2012
Under Islamic law, the jizya was a per capita tax levied on a section of an Islamic state's non-Muslim citizens. In return, non-Muslim citizens were often permitted to practice their faith and to enjoy a measure of communal autonomy.
The Arabic term jizya appears in verse Qur'an 9:29, but the Qur'an does not specify jizya specifically as a tax per head. According to Paul Heck in the Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, the jizya seems to be a developed form of the Sassanian practice of taxation.