Monday, September 16, 2013

Jizyah - Why is theft & robbery of others permitted?

Re: Quran 9:29; Hadith Abu-Dawud 9:1571; 19:3031,3040,3047. Hadith Bukhari 53:386. Hadith Muwatta 17.24.46. Hadith Muslim 19:4294; 42:7065.


Jizyah is Unjust

Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. Quran 9:29.


Jizyah is a poll tax against non-Muslims,[1] a levy imposed on Jews and Christians.[2] Jizyah is a form of extortion,[3] to convert and humble Jews and Christians.[4] Muhammad even smiled when he saw how much had been stolen by way of the Jizyah.[5] Requiring a Jizyah tax as a tribute[6] violates individual rights to equal protection under the law, since it seeks to subdue[7] non-Muslim Jews[8] and Christians to false Islamic teachings. 

Question: Why do the Islamic texts permit the immoral behavior of theft and robbery, which clearly run contrary to God's characteristics of holiness and justice?


[1] Hadith Abu-Dawud 9:1571.
[2] Hadith Abu-Dawud 19:3040,3047.
[3] Hadith Abu-Dawud 19:3031.
[4] Hadith Muwatta 17.24.46.
[5] Hadith Muslim 42:7065.
[6] Hadith Bukhari 53:386.
[7] Hadith Muslim 19:4294.
[8] Hadith Bukhari 52:176-77,271; 56:791; 55:546; 93:633.


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