💰 Jizya: Islam’s Medieval Protection Racket Still Justified Today

🧾 What Is Jizya?

Jizya (Arabic: جزية) is a per capita tax imposed on non-Muslims living under Islamic rule.

It’s not charity. It’s not a civic duty. It’s not optional.

It’s a religious penalty — a tax paid because you are not a Muslim.

“Fight those who do not believe in Allah or the Last Day... among the People of the Book, until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.”
— Qur’an 9:29

Let’s not sugarcoat it: This is financial humiliation institutionalized.

🥇 Islam’s Supremacist Justification

Classical scholars were crystal clear. Jizya is:

A symbol of subjugation
A reminder of inferiority
A reward for sparing your life

Ibn Taymiyyah:

“The jizya is imposed so they feel humiliated and belittled.”

Al-Qurtubi:

“It is taken with degradation and belittlement, to show the power of Islam.”

Reliance of the Traveller (Shafi’i manual of law):

“The non-Muslim must pay jizya while standing, the collector seated, and the collector may slap him on the neck to remind him of his inferiority.”

Still think this is just a quaint tax?

🕰️ Historical Reality: Not Just Theory

Under classical Islamic empires:

Non-Muslims were forbidden from riding horses (only donkeys).
They had to wear distinct clothing.
Their homes couldn't be higher than Muslim homes.
They had to stand aside in the street for Muslims to pass.
They were banned from public religious displays.
And they paid jizya — for the privilege of not being killed.

It was protection money.

Refuse to pay? You lose the protection. Welcome to the sword.

🧠 But Didn’t Non-Muslims Get “Protection”?

Yes — protection from Muslims.

Jizya is the original mafia-style racket:

“Nice religion you've got there. Shame if something happened to you because you didn’t submit…”

This isn’t coexistence. It’s institutionalized extortion.

🏛️ Jizya in Islamic Law Today

Apologists claim jizya is outdated. Not so fast.

Let’s look at modern Islamic legal authorities:

▶️ Saudi Arabia

No jizya — because non-Muslims are banned from living in the holy cities altogether.
Problem solved — no infidels = no tax needed.

▶️ Iran (Islamic Republic)

Constitution recognizes dhimmi status.
Jizya is still technically law — though often substituted by other financial or legal limitations.

▶️ Taliban / ISIS / Boko Haram

All reintroduced jizya.
Publicly cited Qur’an 9:29 as divine justification.
In ISIS-controlled Mosul, Christians were given three choices:
Convert.
Pay jizya.
Or die.

This wasn’t a fringe interpretation — it was Islamic law in action.

📚 Islamic Justification Still Stands

The problem isn’t with radicals. It’s with the mainstream legal tradition:

Hanafi: Jizya is taken from every adult male non-Muslim unless disabled.
Shafi’i: Even the poor must pay.
Hanbali: Slapping during collection is permitted as humiliation.

None of these schools have abrogated jizya. They just shelve it temporarily where Muslims are not in power.

The principle remains:

When Islam reigns, jizya resumes.

🧨 The Double Standard

Muslims in the West:

Want equal rights.
Want no religious taxes.
Demand protection under secular law.

But Islamic law?

Gives Muslims supremacy.
Imposes financial punishment on others.
Protects only those who submit.

This is special pleading at its worst.

🔥 Conclusion: It’s Not a Tax — It’s a Threat

Don’t let the modern spin fool you. Jizya was never a “civic contribution.”

It was — and remains — a tool of religious domination, rooted in the Qur’an and upheld by centuries of scholarship.

A system where:

You are guilty by belief.
You are taxed for existing.
You are tolerated only when it serves Islamic supremacy.

That’s not justice. That’s theocratic coercion.

Exposing Islam

Thursday, April 24, 2025