Dhimma - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Dhimma - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Friedmann, Yohanan

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061412
Doc. NO	:	ALei1809
Main Entry	:	Friedmann, Yohanan
Title & Author	:	Dhimma - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Friedmann, Yohanan
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(3,148 words)
Abstract	:	The Arabic term dhimma means “treaty” or “obligation.” The Qurʾān uses the word in its denunciation of idolaters who do not fulfil their obligations to the believers (Q 9:8, 10). In prophetic tradition (ḥadīth) and in Islamic legal literature the term dhimma is used for the obligation of Muslims in general and of Muslim rulers in particular to grant protection to non-Muslims living under their rule. The religious communities granted this protection were designated “protected people” ( ahl al-dhimma , or dhimmī s). In most periods of Islamic history,
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1809.pdf