JIZYAH

Meaning of JIZYAH in English

Jizyah :Unbelievers are required to pay jizyah (poll tax) in lieu of security provided to them as the Dhimmis (Protected People) of an Islamic state, and their exemption from military service and payment of Zakah. Jizyah symbolizes the submission of the unbelievers to the suzerainty of Islam.

Advanced Islamic English dictionary. Расширенный исламский словарь английского языка. 2012

JIZYAH — noun see jizya
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JIZYAH — /jiz"yeuh/ , n. Islam. the poll tax formerly paid by minority religious groups within the Muslim empire. Also, jizya . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DHIMMAH — dhimmah: People of the Book who live in Muslim lands and are accorded hospitality and protection by Islam on condition …
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
JIZYA — or jizyah Poll tax that early Islamic rulers demanded from their non-Muslim subjects. This tax applied especially to followers of …
Английский словарь Британика
JIZYA — noun also jiz·yah ˈjizyə ( -s ) Etymology: Arabic jizyah : a capitation tax formerly levied on non-Muslims by the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Britannica English vocabulary
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IRAN, HISTORY OF — history of the Iranian Plateau from prehistoric times to the present. The article covers as well the succession of ancient …
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JIZYA — or jizyah Poll tax that early Islamic rulers demanded from their non-Muslim subjects. This tax applied especially to followers of …
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Advanced Islamic English Dictionary

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