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Under [[Dhimmitude]], the Islamic system of governing [[Non-Muslims|non-Muslim]] populations and their interactions with Muslims, Muslim superiority was expressed through numerous ways, including [[Shari'ah (Islamic Law)|laws]] that established what colors, clothing or hats they were permitted or not permitted to wear.  
Under [[Dhimmitude]], the Islamic system of governing [[Non-Muslims|non-Muslim]] populations and their interactions with Muslims, Muslim superiority was expressed through numerous ways, including [[Shari'ah (Islamic Law)|laws]] that established what colors, clothing or hats they were permitted or not permitted to wear.  


In Islamic [[Sunni|orthodoxy]], the use of distinctive clothing or marks for Jewish and other religious communities can be traced back to the [[Pact of Umar]] (637 AD), a pact that contains the terms dictated by the second Rightly-guided Caliph,<ref>"''...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.''" - [http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=9&tid=20986 Tafsir ibn Kathir, Paying Jizyah is a Sign of Kufr and Disgrace]</ref> and seems to reflect Prophet [[Muhammad]]'s wishes for his followers to look and act "differently" than the Jews.<ref>"''Narrated Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "Jews and Christians do not dye their hair so you should do the opposite of what they do.''" - {{Bukhari|7|72|786}}</ref><ref>"''Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to stand up for a funeral until the corpse was placed in the grave. A learned Jew (once) passed him and said: This is how we do. The Prophet (peace be upon him) sat down and said: Sit down and act differently from them.''" - {{Abudawud|20|3170}}</ref>
In Islamic [[Sunni|orthodoxy]], the use of distinctive clothing or marks for Jewish and other religious communities can be traced back to the [[Pact of Umar]] (637 AD), a pact that contains the terms dictated by the second Rightly-guided Caliph,<ref>"''...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.''" - [http://www.tafsir.com/default.asp?sid=9&tid=20986 Tafsir ibn Kathir, Paying Jizyah is a Sign of Kufr and Disgrace]</ref> and seems to reflect Prophet [[Muhammad]]'s wishes for his followers to look and act "differently" than the Jews.<ref>"''Narrated Abu Huraira : The Prophet said, "Jews and Christians do not dye their hair so you should do the opposite of what they do.''" - {{Bukhari|||5899|darussalam}}</ref><ref>"''Narrated Ubadah ibn as-Samit: The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to stand up for a funeral until the corpse was placed in the grave. A learned Jew (once) passed him and said: This is how we do. The Prophet (peace be upon him) sat down and said: Sit down and act differently from them.''" - {{Abu Dawud||3176|darussalam}}</ref>


In the early Islamic period, non-Muslims were required to wear distinctive marks in public, such as metal seals fixed around their necks. Likewise, they were not allowed to wear colors associated with Islam, particularly green.<ref>Hourani, Albert, A History of the Arab Peoples, London: Faber and Faber, 1991, ISBN 0571166636, p.117</ref> The practice of physically branding Jews and Christians appears to have been begun in early medieval Baghdad and was considered highly degrading.<ref>Bernard Lewis, Semites and Anti-Semites: An Inquiry Into Conflict and Prejudice, 1999, W. W. Norton & Company press, ISBN 0393318397, p.131</ref>
In the early Islamic period, non-Muslims were required to wear distinctive marks in public, such as metal seals fixed around their necks. Likewise, they were not allowed to wear colors associated with Islam, particularly green.<ref>Hourani, Albert, A History of the Arab Peoples, London: Faber and Faber, 1991, ISBN 0571166636, p.117</ref> The practice of physically branding Jews and Christians appears to have been begun in early medieval Baghdad and was considered highly degrading.<ref>Bernard Lewis, Semites and Anti-Semites: An Inquiry Into Conflict and Prejudice, 1999, W. W. Norton & Company press, ISBN 0393318397, p.131</ref>
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