Jizya
Jizya (: جِزْيَة, : jizya) is a tax historically levied on , that is, protected non-****** subjects of a state governed by . The and mention jizya without specifying its rate or amount, and the application of jizya varied in the course of . However, scholars largely agree that early ****** rulers adapted existing systems of taxation and tribute that were established under previous rulers of the conquered lands, such as those of the and empires.
Historically, the jizya tax has been understood in Islam as a fee for protection provided by the ****** ruler to non-******s, for the exemption from military service for non-******s, for the permission to practice a non-****** faith with some communal autonomy in a ****** state, and as material proof of the non-******s' allegiance to the ****** state and its laws.****** jurists required adult, free, sane among the dhimma community to pay the jizya,while exempting , , , , the ill, , , , , and —non-****** foreigners who only temporarily reside in ****** lands.Dhimmis who chose to join military service were also exempted from payment, as were those who could not afford to pay.According to Islamic law, elders, handicapped etc, must be given pensions, and they must not go into begging.
Together with , a term that was sometimes used interchangeably with jizya, taxes levied on subjects were among the main sources of revenues collected by some Islamic polities, such as the and .Jizya rate was usually a fixed annual amount depending on the financial capability of the payer.Sources comparing taxes levied on ******s and jizya differ as to their relative burden depending on time, place, specific taxes under consideration, and other factors.
The term appears in the Quran referring to a tax or tribute from ,specifically and . Followers of other religions like and too were later integrated into the category of dhimmis and required to pay jizya. In the the practice stopped by the 18th century with ****** rulers losing their kingdoms to the British East India Company. It almost vanished during the 20th century with the disappearance of Islamic states and the spread of .The tax is no longer imposed by nation states in the Islamic world,although there are reported cases of organizations such as the and attempting to revive the practice.
Jizya (: جِزْيَة, : jizya) is a tax historically levied on , that is, protected non-****** subjects of a state governed by . The and mention jizya without specifying its rate or amount, and the application of jizya varied in the course of . However, scholars largely agree that early ****** rulers adapted existing systems of taxation and tribute that were established under previous rulers of the conquered lands, such as those of the and empires.
Historically, the jizya tax has been understood in Islam as a fee for protection provided by the ****** ruler to non-******s, for the exemption from military service for non-******s, for the permission to practice a non-****** faith with some communal autonomy in a ****** state, and as material proof of the non-******s' allegiance to the ****** state and its laws.****** jurists required adult, free, sane among the dhimma community to pay the jizya,while exempting , , , , the ill, , , , , and —non-****** foreigners who only temporarily reside in ****** lands.Dhimmis who chose to join military service were also exempted from payment, as were those who could not afford to pay.According to Islamic law, elders, handicapped etc, must be given pensions, and they must not go into begging.
Together with , a term that was sometimes used interchangeably with jizya, taxes levied on subjects were among the main sources of revenues collected by some Islamic polities, such as the and .Jizya rate was usually a fixed annual amount depending on the financial capability of the payer.Sources comparing taxes levied on ******s and jizya differ as to their relative burden depending on time, place, specific taxes under consideration, and other factors.
The term appears in the Quran referring to a tax or tribute from ,specifically and . Followers of other religions like and too were later integrated into the category of dhimmis and required to pay jizya. In the the practice stopped by the 18th century with ****** rulers losing their kingdoms to the British East India Company. It almost vanished during the 20th century with the disappearance of Islamic states and the spread of .The tax is no longer imposed by nation states in the Islamic world,although there are reported cases of organizations such as the and attempting to revive the practice.