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==The Jizya Verse and Commentary== | ==The Jizya Verse and Commentary== | ||
{{Quote| | The jizya is meant both as a means of exploiting the dhimmi community, and as method of humiliating them, as ibn Kathir makes clear in his tafsir on the jizya verse from surat-at-Taubah: | ||
{{Quote|Tafsir of Ibn Kathir on Qur'an 9:29|2=Allah said, (until they pay the Jizyah), if they do not choose to embrace Islam, (with willing submission), in defeat and subservience, (and feel themselves subdued.), disgraced, humiliated and belittled. Therefore, Muslims are not allowed to honor the people of Dhimmah or elevate them above Muslims, for they are miserable, disgraced and humiliated. Muslim recorded from Abu Hurayrah that the Prophet said, "Do not initiate the Salam to the Jews and Christians, and if you meet any of them in a road, force them to its narrowest alley." This is why the Leader of the faithful `Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, demanded his well-known conditions be met by the Christians, these conditions that ensured their continued humiliation, degradation and disgrace.}} | |||
The jizyah is a sign of how miserable the dhimmis are, and as such good Muslims should avoid contact with them. | |||
==Approval from Islamic Scholars== | ==Approval from Islamic Scholars== | ||