ISLAMIC ARCHIVESAl-JizyaShiblī Nuʿmānī

Published: 1894
Original title: الجزیہ
Language: Arabic
Type: Essay
Rights: Read at the source · Original text in the public domain in most countries (author d. 1914); later translations may still be in copyright.

Al-Jizya

الجزیہ

A study of the poll tax levied on non-Muslims under Islamic rule, arguing that it was a payment in lieu of military service rather than a penalty.

Keywords: jizya, The Jizya or Capitation Tax, non-Muslims, dhimmis

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Internet Archive (English translation, 1894)

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Nuʿmānī, Shiblī. Al-Jizya. 1894. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/shibli-nomani-al-jizya/