I don't know why the Qur'an sanctioned jizya. Why did the Bible endorse
slavery, why did it call homosexuality an abomination, why did it sanction
stoning if you plot different vegetables side by side, why did it allow one to
sells his daughter, why did it prohibit touching pigs on Sabbath? None of
these makes sense of us in the modern times. These are stuff of bygone ages
where the Qur'an belongs.
To any thinking person, Jizya is wrong! Pure and simple!
Besides, jizya was meant for the Jews and Christians. Qur'an says nothing
about the Zoroastrians, where this tax was imposed with great vehemence to the
destruction of that community. In fact, my undying belief is that Islam was
never meant to go outside of Arabia -- see the verse where it states
categorically that the Qur'an is for Mecca, Median and the surroundings.
Listen, judging from the huge number of postings on this list, some of you
folks seem to have a lot of time on your hand. I don't. So this is my last
word on the subject.
Ahang.
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