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in the legal domain: a) the Islamic notion of protection; b) the notion of toleration; | in the legal domain: a) the Islamic notion of protection; b) the notion of toleration; | ||
in the economic domain: the notion of fay (booty); and | in the economic domain: the notion of fay (booty); and | ||
in the social domain: the notion of vilification.}}By Islamic protection, she refers to the operative theory of [[Jihad in Islamic Law]]. All people of the earth live in two realms: [[Dar al-Harb and Dar al-Islam (the Abodes of War and Peace)]]. The residents of the Abode of War, Dar-al-Harb, are the harbis. Their blood is legal for the Muslims; that is they are allowed to kill them wherever they find them. This is natural state of the world according to the fuquha'. The dhimma, a cessation of this state, this constitutes protection from this never ending jihad. Instead of their [[Shirk]] being stomped out by force, their erroneous religions are allowed, graciously, to exist by the Muslims. As such, they ought in fact to be grateful for the dhimma. | in the social domain: the notion of vilification.}}By Islamic protection, she refers to the operative theory of [[Jihad in Islamic Law]]. All people of the earth live in two realms: [[Dar al-Harb and Dar al-Islam (the Abodes of War and Peace)]]. The residents of the Abode of War, Dar-al-Harb, are the harbis. Their blood is legal for the Muslims; that is they are allowed to kill them wherever they find them. This is natural state of the world according to the fuquha'. The dhimma, a cessation of this state, this constitutes protection from this never ending jihad. Instead of their [[Shirk]] being stomped out by force, their erroneous religions are allowed, graciously, to exist by the Muslims. As such, they ought in fact to be grateful for the dhimma <Ref>Ye'or, Bat ''Understanding Dhimmitude'' RVP Publishers, New York, New York, USA, 2013, 95-96</Ref>. | ||
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