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==Fiqh Around the Institution of the Dhimma== | ==Fiqh Around the Institution of the Dhimma== | ||
The Dhimma revolved around the payment of the [[ | The Dhimma revolved around the payment of the [[Jizyah]], which was both a source of income for the Muslims of the Islamic state and a source of humiliation and subjection for the conquered dhimmi people. Islamic scholar Abu Yusuf outlines the reason for this: | ||
{{Quote|Abu Yusuf, quoted in Bat Ye'or From Jihad to Dhimmitude:The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam| The wali [governor of a province] is not allowed to exempt any Christian, Jew, | {{Quote|Abu Yusuf, quoted in Bat Ye'or From Jihad to Dhimmitude:The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam| The wali [governor of a province] is not allowed to exempt any Christian, Jew, | ||