In the verses cited above we read...

In the verses cited above we read: “… until they pay the Jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.” This implies that the payment of this tax is a sign of their submission to Islam and the Holy Qur’an. In other words, it implies their readiness to peacefully live as a religious minority among the ruling majority.[^9] The Jurisprudence Ruling on Poll-Tax The first questions on the jurisprudence ruling on poll-tax is on who should pay this tax.

Then it deals with how much they should be charged and the conditions for that. In Shara’i al-Islam by Muhaqqiq we read: “Take it from those who confess to…