Caliphs and their Non-Muslim Subjects: A Critical Study of the Covenant of 'Umar

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Routledge, 18.10.2013 - 256 Seiten
Originally published in 1939. After the death of Muhammad his community was ruled by three caliphs who kept their capital as Medina, the City of the Prophet. Under the rule of the caliphs those who did not confess the Muslim faith were under certain restrictions both in public and private life. This volume examines the social, cultural, religious and economic aspects of this period and includes chapters on: Government Service; Churches and Monasteries; Christian Arabs, Jews and Magians; Dress; Financial Persecution, Medicine and Literature and Taxation.
 

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The Covenant of Umar
Government Service
Churches and Monasteries
A Riot in Cairo
Church and State
Arab Christians
Religious Practices
Dress
Social Conditions
Medicine and Literature
Holy Ground
Taxation
Conclusion
Original Authorities
Index
Urheberrecht

Persecution Mostly Financial

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