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The Jizya lie

Started by Bigmo, October 26, 2011, 03:54:34 AM

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Bigmo

9.29. Fight those who believe not in God nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by God and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.

Commentators disagree on the definition and derivation of the word jizya:

Yusuf Ali states "The derived meaning, which became the technical meaning, was a poll-tax levied from those who did not accept Islam, but were willing to live under the protection of Islam, and were thus tacitly willing to submit to the laws enforced by the Muslim State."[13]

Monqiz As-Saqqar attributes the word jizya to the root word jaza meaning "compensate" and defines it as "a sum of money given in return for protection".[14]

Ibn Al-Mutaraz derives the word from 'idjz?, meaning "substitute" or "sufficiency" because "it suffices as a substitute for the dhimmi's embracement of Islam."[14]

Yusuf al-Qaradawi says the word jizya is derived from the jazaa', meaning "reward", "return", or "compensation", and defines it as "a payment by the non-Muslim according to an agreement signed with the Muslim state".[15]

Edward William Lane, in An Arabic-English Lexicon defines jizya as a "tax that is taken from the free non-Muslim subjects of a Muslim government whereby they ratify the compact that assures them protection.[16]

Ibn Rushd explains that jizya is in fact a broader concept than just a head-tax. It also includes monies exacted in times of war ? what is normally understood in English by the word ?tribute? ? as well as levies (?ushr) on non-mulsim merchants who are trading in the Dar al-Harb.[17]

So here we see Jizya means compensation or reward. Its hard to see how tax fit into this. Plus there is no evidence from the Quran that Jizya is monetary. It simply means a compensation or a reward for something. Jizya linguistically could mean reward, compensation or substitute. So what do the Sects claim about Jizya?

Jizya is mentioned a number of times in the hadith. Common themes across multiple hadith (and often multiple collections of hadith) include Muhammad ordering his military commanders to fight non-Muslims until they accepted Islam or paid the jizya, Muhammad and a number of caliphs imposing jizya on various peoples, and the eventual abolition of jizya by Jesus' Second Coming.[17]

[edit] Sahih BukhariSahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 23, Number 475 states 'Umar's concern for the well-being of dhimmis on his deathbed (after he was stabbed by a dhimmi). 'Umar commanded his would-be successor to "abide by the rules and regulations concerning the Dhimmis (protectees) of Allah and His Apostle, to fulfill their contracts completely and fight for them and not to tax (overburden) them beyond their capabilities".[18][19]
Volume 2, Book 24, Number 559 states that the King of Aila wrote to Muhammad that his people agreed to pay the jizya tax in return for being allowed to stay in their place.[20]
Volume 3, Book 34, Number 425 states that Jesus will abolish the jizya, as does Volume 4, Book 55, Number 657.[21][22]
Volume 4, Book 53, Number 384 states that Umar did not take the jizya from the "Magian infidels" (Zoroastrians) until he heard testimony that Muhammad had taken the jizya from the Magians of Hajar.[23]
Volume 4, Book 53, Number 385 states that Muhammad collected jizya from the people of Bahrain, as do Volume 5, Book 59, Number 351 and Volume 8, Book 76, Number 433.[24][25][26]
Volume 4, Book 53, Number 386 states that Muhammad commanded Al-Mughira and his army to fight non-Muslims until they worshiped Allah alone or gave jizya.[27]
Volume 4, Book 53, Number 404 has Muhammad stating that one day Allah will make the dhimmis "so daring that they will refuse to pay the Jizya they will be supposed to pay".[28]
Volume 9, Book 83, Number 49 reports that Muhammad said: "Whoever killed a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years (of traveling)",[29]
[edit] Sahih MuslimSahih Muslim Book 1, Numbers 287 and 289 state that the "son of Mary" will "descend as a just judge" and, among other things, abolish the jizya.[30][31]
Book 19, Number 4294 states that Muhammad commanded his military leaders to demand jizya from non-Muslims if they refused to accept Islam, and to fight them if they refused to pay.[32]
Book 32, Number 6328 states that Hisham b. Hakim b. Hizam passed by Syrian farmers who had been detained for jizya and made to stand in the sun, and Number 6330 states that he came by some Nabateans who had been detained "in connection with the dues of jizya". In both cases his response was to quote Muhammad as saying "Allah would torment those persons who torment people in the world."[33][34]
Book 42, Number 7065 states that that Muhammad collected jizya from the people of Bahrain.[35]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jizya

Jizya is not about non Muslims. Many verses of the Quran came down in Medina where many Jews were and there are many conversations in the Quran regarding that. Jizya however came down only regarding the entering of Mecca. I believe it is a compensation for loss of property and business suffered by some of Muhammad's followers when they were forced to exile from mecca thereby losing their home. Some Quranist have said it could mean ransom for prisoners held by Muhammad and his followers, also regarding Meccan pagan and Meccan Jews.

As for such who do not fight you on account of faith, or drive you forth from your homelands, God does not forbid you to show them kindness and to deal with them with equity, for God loves those who act equitably. God only forbids you to turn in friendship towards such as fight against you because of faith and drive you forth from your homelands or aid in driving you forth. As for those from among you who turn towards them for alliance, it is they who are wrongdoers. 60:8-9

It also says:

Permission (to fight) is given to those against whom war is being wrongfully waged, and verily, God has indeed the power to aid them. Those who have been driven from their homelands in defiance of right for no other reason than their saying, ?Our Lord is God.? 22:39-40

Some have said Jizya could mean some prisoner ransom of some sort such as regarding this verse of the Koran:

33,26. And those of the People of the Book who aided them - Allah did take them down from their strongholds and cast terror into their hearts. (So that) some ye slew, and some ye made prisoners.

33.27. And He made you heirs of their lands, their houses, and their goods, and of a land which ye had not frequented (before). And Allah has power over all things

Its talking about those who aided the pagan Meccans. It has nothing to do with anybody else except the fighting parties. Jizya could mean some form of agrrement but only between parties who were at war.

9.13. Will ye not fight people who violated their oaths, plotted to expel the Messenger, and took the aggressive by being the first (to assault) you? Do ye fear them? Nay, it is Allah Whom ye should more justly fear, if ye believe

The Koran forbade prophets for seeking any monetary rewards from the people unless its charity. Plus you can not conquer and then impose a tax claiming to defend and protect them. They never asked for you to conquer them in the first place. Conquering in the name of Islam by force is against the Koran anyways.
88:21 22; And so, exhort them your task is only to exhort; you cannot compel them to believe

johan

Salam Bigmo,

My interpertation of Jizya is as follows:

if we trace the context of the discussion of jizya it will become clearer on the meaning of jizya:

[2:190]
Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah loves not the transgressors.
[2:191]
And slay them wherever you overtake them and remove them from wherever they drove you, and slander is worse than murder. And do not fight them in the al-Masjid al-7aram until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers.

[9:28]
O ye who believe, indeed polytheists are impure (not pure), so let them not approach the Al-Masjid al-7aram after this [the end] of them. And if ye fear poverty, Allah will enrich you with His bounty if He will. Verily, Allah is Knowing and Wise.
[9:29]
Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.

so that from the context set by Allah SWT in the form of sequence of verses and of keywords that I have bold it of the Masjid Al-7aram, IMHO, it is clear that the context of the jizya is taking Ransom from those who fought the Muslims in the masjid al7araam (the holy land of worship / holy temple / holy mosque) and then lost / surrenederred, if they are not obliged to surrender then they are killed.

wallahua3lam,
Johan
Peace

Bigmo

Quote from: johan on June 29, 2012, 04:26:38 AM
Salam Bigmo,

My interpertation of Jizya is as follows:

if we trace the context of the discussion of jizya it will become clearer on the meaning of jizya:

[2:190]
Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah loves not the transgressors.
[2:191]
And slay them wherever you overtake them and remove them from wherever they drove you, and slander is worse than murder. And do not fight them in the al-Masjid al-7aram until they fight you there. But if they fight you, then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers.

[9:28]
O ye who believe, indeed polytheists are impure (not pure), so let them not approach the Al-Masjid al-7aram after this [the end] of them. And if ye fear poverty, Allah will enrich you with His bounty if He will. Verily, Allah is Knowing and Wise.
[9:29]
Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.

so that from the context set by Allah SWT in the form of sequence of verses and of keywords that I have bold it of the Masjid Al-7aram, IMHO, it is clear that the context of the jizya is taking Ransom from those who fought the Muslims in the masjid al7araam (the holy land of worship / holy temple / holy mosque) and then lost / surrenederred, if they are not obliged to surrender then they are killed.

wallahua3lam,
Johan

Ransom is mentioned in the QURAN when it came to prisoners. However the verse is saying to fight them until they pay Jizya which tells me its a term of warfare. Prsioners are different in the sense they exist whether you win a war or not and the verse seem to indicate a victory since its says talks about subjication and being humbled. There will always be prisoners but to be humbled usually implies defeat hence the reperation which is paid by the losing party.

The masjid Haram is a referernce to Mecca. This is telling us the battles were upon entering of Mecca. The battles are coming to an end. This is why I see it as reperation. Plus the term Jizya has been translated by many meaning compensation of some sort, which is exactly what reperations are.
88:21 22; And so, exhort them your task is only to exhort; you cannot compel them to believe

johan

Quote from: Bigmo on June 30, 2012, 01:20:59 PM
Ransom is mentioned in the QURAN when it came to prisoners. However the verse is saying to fight them until they pay Jizya which tells me its a term of warfare. Prsioners are different in the sense they exist whether you win a war or not and the verse seem to indicate a victory since its says talks about subjication and being humbled. There will always be prisoners but to be humbled usually implies defeat hence the reperation which is paid by the losing party.

The masjid Haram is a referernce to Mecca. This is telling us the battles were upon entering of Mecca. The battles are coming to an end. This is why I see it as reperation. Plus the term Jizya has been translated by many meaning compensation of some sort, which is exactly what reperations are.
Salam Bigmo,

I think there's a difference between prize/ransom (جزي) and compensation (فدي);
http://tanzil.net/#search/root/%D9%81%D8%AF%D9%89
http://tanzil.net/#search/root/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%89
this is evident in the usage of the term jazaya which has a notion of a prize out of an achievement.
while fadaya has the notion of compensation out of losses.

Walahua3lam,
Johan
Peace

Bigmo

Quote from: johan on June 30, 2012, 03:58:23 PM
Salam Bigmo,

I think there's a difference between prize/ransom (جزي) and compensation (فدي);
http://tanzil.net/#search/root/%D9%81%D8%AF%D9%89
http://tanzil.net/#search/root/%D8%AC%D8%B2%D9%89
this is evident in the usage of the term jazaya which has a notion of a prize out of an achievement.
while fadaya has the notion of compensation out of losses.

Walahua3lam,
Johan

The quran when talking about prsioners of war said freedom or fida'. You can have such criteria as freedom or compensation since compensation is a right. That is why Jizya was spoken as a right but prsioners os a choice. Either you free them or you aplly ome sort of ransom or bond tp get their freedom. Also prsioners exchange is OK but in the end its a choice. But compensation is a right and not a choice so the language of jizya fits compensation but not fida'a. Also for compensation its left for the indvidual but prisoners is a state function so the Quran ordered the prophet cpncerning prisoners. Its a policy decision between freeing prsioners or ransom but its a decision for a state. While compensation is left for the individual therefore the verse was talking to all the believers and not just the prophet.
88:21 22; And so, exhort them your task is only to exhort; you cannot compel them to believe

Tarek

 One  of the greatest lies in Islamic culture, referring that God in the holy Qur'an, ordered Muslims to collect tributes ?taxes? in other words ?Jizya?, from others who do not believe in Allah ?God? and his profit Mohamed.  In this essay, the writer proves without any doubts that this understanding and interpretation to the words of God is wrong, and there is no evidence in the holy Qur'an states that.


  THE JIZYA
(the tribute) LIE


BY: ADNAN EL- REFAIE
   Translated by: Tarek .A. Hamid

Injustice, contradicts with God?s methodology, because is light, and injustice is darkness, and darkness is only the evidence of the absence of light,  This is reflected in its most brutal form of injustice, when practiced by the unjust under the umbrella of God?s methodology, omitting his injustice to God?s methodology.  This is what we see in other matters of atonement and the killing of others, just because they are others, in the imposition of jizya upon them, -according to the historical concept ? as a result of not being Muslims.
This injustice in the atonement of others and imposing jizya, - according to their historical interpretation, and understanding ? It is mainly an abuse to God?s methodology, and above that causing injustice to humans, enslaving them without any right.
Allah say.. (?Fight against such of those who do not believe in Allah nor the judgment Day, and forbid not what Allah has forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they become subjective to pay penalties imposed upon them.?) Al- Tawbah. 29.
}This is the right interpretation of this verse in the holly Qur'an, and all other interpretations are far away from the truth.{  T.A
We will begin with the interpretation of this verse by showing the concept of ? fight? in the Book of Allah, as that this verse begins the word: ?FIGHT?? Semantics of linguistic root ?FIGHT OR KILL? in Arabic, and in the book of Allah revolves in an  attempt to bring the combatant out of the fighting square, and never to come back again to that fighting square, so kill carries the concept of sending the slain out of life.  Therefore, we believe that murder is in conjunction with death.
}And what though ye be slain in Allah's way or die therein? Surely pardon from Allah and mercy  are better than all that they amass. (157) what though ye be slain or die, when unto Allah ye are gathered? { (158)  Al- Omran.
}Those who fled their homes for the cause of Allah and then were killed or died, Allah verily will provide for them a good provision. Lo! Allah, He verily is best of all who make provision. { (58)  Al- Hajj.  .So Kill here means death.

Killing carries -Within its significance - The meaning of death }Yet ye it is who slay each other and drive out a party of your people from their homes, supporting one another against them by sin and transgression-and if they came to you as captives ye would ransom them, whereas their expulsion was itself unlawful for you - Believe ye in part of the Scripture and disbelieve ye in part thereof? And what is the reward of those who do so save ignominy in the life of the world, and on the Day of Resurrection they will be consigned to the most grievous doom. For Allah is not unaware of what ye do.{
(85)  Al- Baqara
}O ye who believe! Squanders not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it is a trade by mutual consent, and kills not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you.{  Al Nesaa (29)

Killing that leads to the exit of a human away from the condition in which he is, permanently to another form, and never returns back to the previous form again. The word (killing) is not confined to the jihad by the sword, but it also means the jihad with words and arguments and proof, to save others from darkness that they sink in, to the light that they should be in, never returning to the darkness again.  Also mean cussing and expulsion of Mercy, therefore, we see that the word (KILL) related in the Book of Allah Almighty as saying: } And the Jews say: Ezra is the son of Allah, and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the same saying of those who disbelieved. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse are they!{ (30)  Al- Tawba

There can?t be a single sane person imagine that the Quran phrase ?Allah fought them? means that Allah held his sword to fight those in an actual battle, but it means that because of their ingratitude, God brought them out of the Area of Guidance into the area of misguidance.  Therefore, the word (KILL) or fight is not confined to the sensuous fighting in the Battle, in which a fighter aims to only kill the other till death; it has wide directories, which we can understand from this verse in Quran.
}Those who believe do battle for the cause of Allah; and those who disbelieve do battle for the cause of idols. So fight the Guardians of the devil. Lo! The devil's strategy is ever so weak.{  (76) AL- NESAA

Here we see that fighting is an open issue, Starts from calling to God?s methods getting those who are steeped in the Juggernaut, away from darkness to the light to become on the right path of Allah, and if they fought to kill using a weapon, then, and only then we have to fight back.
}fight all of the Idolaters as they are fighting all of you? And know that Allah is with the Pious.{ (36) Tawbah

The two phrases? ?And fight all of the Idolaters as they are fighting all of you?  Could not be confined by sword fighting, as not all Polytheists are always in sword fight with all believers, While permanent fighting between those who are faithful and those who are Idolaters, Is the fight of thought and beliefs, and spreading it among the people.  So the case fighting then is not confined to swords and weapon fighting only, especially in this holy verse.
Looking back to the verse saying  (Fight against such of those who do not believe in Allah nor the judgment Day, and forbid not what Allah has forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth, until they become subjective to pay penalties imposed upon them.?) Al- Tawbah. 29.

The first word in this verse is fight, and it is not confined to sword fighting, as the reason for this fight is to ?pay the tribute readily, being brought low.? as they  wrongly translated or understood. And thus, the survival of the person or persons meant by the verse, to give the penalty enforced upon him, as they pay the tribute as wrongly translated in the scripture.  How God would order the killing of a person, while this person must pay a tribute, therefore, the target is not to kill him, the target is to comply to the penalty resulting from his wrongful and criminal actions.
In this verse, we see the words (those how received the book) i.e ?the Scripture? not the words (people of the book) ?the Scripture?. As the Quranic phrase (people of the book) is a term used specially to those followers of Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them, while the Qur'an term (those how received the book) also includes Muslims as well.
In these 2 verses is the proof of this?

(And ye will hear much wrong from those who were given the Scripture? the book? before you, and from the idolaters. but if ye persevere and ward off (evil), then that is of the steadfast heart of things. (186) Al- Imran.
(And We recommended to those who received the Scripture? the book? before you,fear Allah. (131). Al-Nessaa.
And so are the virtuous women of the believers and the virtuous women of those who received the Scripture before you. (Maeda 5)

So, the Qur'an phrase (before you) which came before the Quranic phrase (those how received the book) is a clear verification that we are as Muslims part of those how received the book.  And the phrase before you is a reference to the people of the book distinguishing them from those concerned with the Quranic words. This includes us and them as well. Thus, the almighty saying? and follow not the Religion of Truth of those who have been given the Scripture? shows the reason of fighting them, and this Completely negate the allegations of any payments or attributes on their behalf to become believers or Muslims.   
God, Almighty did not say (?Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture as believe not in Allah nor the day of judgment, and forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, and follow not the Religion of Truth of those who have been given the Scripture, UNTIL THEY BELIEVE ,i.e BECOME MUSLIMS - or until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.?) Al- Tawbah 29
Therefore the meaning of the previous Quranic phrase is: Until the holders of such felonies comply with the penalty corresponding to these felonies.
The conjunction words between sentences that refers to the felonies, (shown in bold letters and underlined below is a statement to that fighting those must be when they have all those qualities characterized by, forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger? proves that it is a matter of felonies and corresponding punishments, others who believe not in Islam are not committed to follow particulars which is forbidden by Gog Almighty and his messenger upon Muslims. 
Fight against such of those who have been given the Scripture AND believe not in Allah nor the day of judgment , AND forbid not that which Allah hath forbidden by His messenger, AND follow not the Religion of Truth of those who have been given the Scripture, until they pay the tribute readily, being brought low.?)
How God would order others to fight to force them to enter Islam as a  religion, When God Almighty say:-
There is no compulsion in religion. The right direction is henceforth distinct from Seduction.
Allah Say: (It is) the truth from God, Then whosoever will let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve. ( Kahf 29)

And if thy Lord willed, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wouldst thou (Muhammad) compel men until they are believers?.( Younis 99)
Therefore, we see that the word Fight in the beginning of the verse, discribes exerting the effort, not in killing others to become Muslims, or paying tributes ?jizya? , but exerting all efforts to bring those who commited felonies to pay for whatever crimes they committed.
Thus, The theme of any tribute paid in cash, or gold or whatever as a substitute for their conversion to Islam, is a big lie, fabricated to the methodology of God.
Finally, there is nothing called
?Tribute in Islam,
It is a great lie. 

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