Multiple choice

What was the jizya?

  1. A holy struggle

  2. A tax on non-Muslims

  3. A rightly chosen caliph

  4. A chief administrator
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The jizya was a historically mandated per capita tax levied by Islamic states on certain non-Muslim subjects, known as dhimmis, who were permanently residing in Muslim lands.

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