dhimma
Noun
Meaning
A form of social contract in a state under sharia law granting special status to all or certain non-Muslim subjects, providing rights of residence in return for taxes.
A dhimmi.
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Examples
Christians who refused to accept the dhimma contract and pay the tax would have to either convert to Islam or die.
However, the classical dhimma contract is no longer enforced.
The common argument is that jizya was a fee in exchange for the dhimma (permission to practice one's faith, enjoy communal autonomy, and to be entitled to Muslim protection from outside aggression).
Wheatcroft (2003) p. 73. In modern times The dhimma and the jizya poll tax are no longer imposed in Muslim majority countries.