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All this we promise to observe, on behalf of ourselves and our co-religionists, and receive protection from you in exchange; and if we violate any of the conditions of this agreement, then we forfeit your protection and you are at liberty to treat us as enemies and rebels..<ref>[http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fordham.edu%2Fhalsall%2Fjewish%2Fjews-umar.html] - Internet Jewish History Sourcebook (Archived), October 8, 2021</ref>}} | All this we promise to observe, on behalf of ourselves and our co-religionists, and receive protection from you in exchange; and if we violate any of the conditions of this agreement, then we forfeit your protection and you are at liberty to treat us as enemies and rebels..<ref>[http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fordham.edu%2Fhalsall%2Fjewish%2Fjews-umar.html] - Internet Jewish History Sourcebook (Archived), October 8, 2021</ref>}} | ||
Amongst the most promiment of these rules were the restrictions on building new places of worship, the stipulations on the different clothing that the dhimmis were forced to wear, the prohibition on copying Muslims in style, and the limitations on worship which the Christians had to abide by. The pact ends with recognition of the fact that if it is broke, the dhimmis will lose their "protection" and the jihad will resume against them. Although enforcement varied throughout the ages, all of these laws found implementation at different times and places in the modern world up until the middle of the 20th century. | |||
==The Dhimma as Social Contract== | ==The Dhimma as Social Contract== | ||