Jizya

Islamic tax on non-Muslims

Jizya or jizyah was a tax imposed upon dhimmi, non-Muslim residents in Muslim countries, as in the Ottoman Empire. Jews and Christians were required to pay the jizya while others, depending on the different rulings of the four Madhhabs, might be required to accept Islam, pay the jizya, be exiled, or be killed.[1][2][3][4][5]

A jizya document from 17th century Ottoman Empire.

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  1. Michael Bonner (2008). Jihad in Islamic History. Princeton University Press. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-1400827381. To begin with, there was no forced conversion, no choice between "Islam and the Sword". Islamic law, following a clear Quranic principle (2:256), prohibited any such things [...] although there have been instances of forced conversion in Islamic history, these have been exceptional.
  2. Waines (2003) "An Introduction to Islam" Cambridge University Press. p. 53
  3. Winter, T. J., & Williams, J. A. (2002). Understanding Islam and the Muslims: The Muslim Family Islam and World Peace. Louisville, Kentucky: Fons Vitae. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-887752-47-3. Quote: The laws of Muslim warfare forbid any forced conversions, and regard them as invalid if they occur.
  4. Ira M. Lapidus. Islamic Societies to the Nineteenth Century: A Global History. p. 345.
  5. "Islam". Encyclopedia Britannica. New York. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)