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22/12/2001

Indonesian Non-muslims are not Dhimmi

By Hamka Haq

In classical Islamic fikh terminology, non-Muslims are called zimmi, means people living within Islamic government whose life is protected and who are freed of military obligation and zakat (tithe), but have to pay jizyah (tax). But this definition is valid only in the time of the huge expansion of Islamic government since the age of the guided Caliphs (Khulafa’ arrasyidin) as established in the age of Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties.

22/12/2001 23:43 #

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