TBH it’s quite a good deal. Jizya only applies to you if you’re an able bodied man that is capable of being involved in a war. There are also 3 different brackets of tax, the lowest bracket is for a working class that doesn’t own property, the second bracket is for the working class that owns property (farmer, trader), and the last one is for the capital owners.
People exempt from this tax are: unemployed people, women, children, disabled people, and the clergy.
By paying the tax it means that you can practice your faith freely and you will be exempt from the military draft if a war were to happen.
TBH it can be cheaper than if you’re a Muslim because in zakat basically you have an income tax, wealth tax, and IIRC you’re also taxed based on your business property.
TBH it’s quite a good deal. Jizya only applies to you if you’re an able bodied man that is capable of being involved in a war. There are also 3 different brackets of tax, the lowest bracket is for a working class that doesn’t own property, the second bracket is for the working class that owns property (farmer, trader), and the last one is for the capital owners.
People exempt from this tax are: unemployed people, women, children, disabled people, and the clergy.
By paying the tax it means that you can practice your faith freely and you will be exempt from the military draft if a war were to happen.
TBH it can be cheaper than if you’re a Muslim because in zakat basically you have an income tax, wealth tax, and IIRC you’re also taxed based on your business property.
Protection money for practising a different religion is a mafia racket with a religious coat of paint.
and who can you complain to when you don’t get the protection you paid for?
deals change quickly in times of crisis.
query because you seem acquainted - ah, so if I paid that tax I can practice my faith freely - that cover atheists?
not that I’d ever put myself into that position because deals change and crises happen where ‘laws’ get ignored…