jizya
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɪzjə/
- Literature
- Accordingly, Christians, also considered People of the Book, were free to stay in their religion after giving the jizya and khar.
- jizya tax
- pay the jizya
Examples
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Cyrus sued for and obtained peace for the Copts on Muslim terms, agreeing to pay the jizya and submit the entire country to Islamic rule.
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Pay the Jizya now?
Blog text (6) -
If they refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya.
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I don't recognize your right to levy the jizya on me, and I will not pay.
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After ten days, the remaining Christians were given the choice: either convert, pay the jizya tax for religious minorities, and submit to inferior status under sharia law, or leave town with only the clothes on their backs.
Academic text (2015) -
Dhimmi were of an inferior status which, while giving them protection as a minority to worship in their own faiths, subjected them to many vexatious and humiliating restrictions in their daily lives, including a sometimes punitive jizya, or head tax.
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In many historical Islamic societies, non-Muslims were required to pay the jizya if they wished to practice their religion.
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The city administrator explained that the jizya was a tax imposed on non-Muslim residents to ensure their protection.
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During the medieval period, the jizya was often a significant source of revenue for Islamic states.
Synonyms
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A tax that non-Muslims paid in some Islamic states
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word jizya comes from Arabic and originally meant a 'payment' or 'tribute' required from non-Muslims living under Islamic rule. It comes from the Arabic root j-z-y, which means 'to give', so the word is about a money payment or tax.