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== '''<big>Jizyah: The Tax of being Non-Muslim</big>''' == | =='''<big>Jizyah: The Tax of being Non-Muslim</big>'''== | ||
Islam nowhere encourages, prescribes, or envisages friendly coexistence with the Kafirs, who, according to it, are not to be tolerated, much less respected. | Islam nowhere encourages, prescribes, or envisages friendly coexistence with the Kafirs, who, according to it, are not to be tolerated, much less respected. | ||
One verse from the Quran: "To you your religion and to me my religion" (La Kum dinu-kum wa liya din). Another is: "There is no force in religion" (La ikraha fi ‘d-din), these were abrogated by another verse: “Fight the disbelievers ... and those of the People of the Book ... until they pay the Jizyah with a willing hand in a state of humiliation”. | One verse from the Quran: "To you your religion and to me my religion" (La Kum dinu-kum wa liya din). Another is: "There is no force in religion" (La ikraha fi ‘d-din), these were abrogated by another verse: “Fight the disbelievers ... and those of the People of the Book ... until they pay the Jizyah with a willing hand in a state of humiliation”. | ||
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* Jihad by heart (Jihad bi I-qalb) | *Jihad by heart (Jihad bi I-qalb) | ||
* Jihad by tongue (Jihad bi’I-lisan) | *Jihad by tongue (Jihad bi’I-lisan) | ||
* Jihad by hand (Jihad bi ‘I-yad) | *Jihad by hand (Jihad bi ‘I-yad) | ||
* Jihad by sword (Jihad bi ‘s-sayf) Which form of Jihad to adopt depends upon the particular situation which the Muslim finds himself in. | *Jihad by sword (Jihad bi ‘s-sayf) Which form of Jihad to adopt depends upon the particular situation which the Muslim finds himself in. | ||
But also, it can be considered as a generic word, that is, "Fight" them in every possible way. | But also, it can be considered as a generic word, that is, "Fight" them in every possible way. | ||
==== Questions: ==== | ====Questions:==== | ||
<br />1. Why are the concepts of "Fighting" and "Jihad" floating in the verses? | <br />1. Why are the concepts of "Fighting" and "Jihad" floating in the verses? | ||
2. Why should non-Muslims be charged for their faith? | 2. Why should non-Muslims be charged for their faith? | ||
==== References: ==== | ====References:==== | ||
2. Verse 29 of chapter 9 of the Qur'an. | 1. "Jizyah and the Spread of Islam", Shri Harsh Narain.2. Verse 29 of chapter 9 of the Qur'an. | ||