Jizya (Arabic: جِزْيَة, romanized: jizya), or jizyah, is a type of taxation historically levied on non-Muslim subjects of a state governed by Islamic law...

freedom of religion, in exchange for loyalty to the state and payment of the jizya tax, in contrast to the zakat, or obligatory alms, paid by the Muslim subjects...

adult men. The jizya amount could also be vary with the income of the individual. However, according to Shibli Nomani, the word jizya is an Arabicised...

and Jews were allowed to practice their own religion but had to pay the jizya (poll tax) from which Muslims were exempt. Muslims were required to pay...

special tax called Jizya from non-Muslims (dhimmi), who are not liable to pay Zaka'at, who live in a Muslim state. Historically, the jizya tax has been understood...

in Vadnagar, Vishalnagar and Ahmadabad. Raj Singh protested against the Jizya tax levied by Aurangzeb. Raj Singh opposed Aurangzeb multiple times, once...

practicality, the jizya replaced the Sasanian poll taxes, which tended to be much higher than the jizya. In addition to the jizya, the old Sasanian land...

anything more than land tax, while the term jizya was restricted to the poll-tax on dhimmis. The influence of jizya on conversion has been a subject of scholarly...

exempt from certain duties specifically assigned to Muslims if they paid the jizya poll tax, but otherwise equal under the laws of property, contract, and...

tax and acknowledging Muslim rule. Dhimmis were also required to pay the jizya. The Rashidun caliphs had placed special emphasis on relatively fair and...