A researcher has found a copy of an agreement made after the Muslim capture of a Sindh town. It says that non-Muslims could keep their religion if they paid...
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A researcher has found a copy of an agreement made after the Muslim capture of a Sindh town. It says that non-Muslims could keep their religion if they paid jizya and accepted Muslim authority. The researcher is studying whether this policy gave the early Muslim administration practical reasons for stability, rather than only religious reasons.
(a) Identify the tax paid by non-Muslims under this arrangement. [1]
(b) Describe two ways in which tolerant treatment could help Muslim rulers govern Sindh. [2]
(c) Explain why this policy may have encouraged some people to accept Islam over time. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Jizya [1] (b) Any two: reduced resistance or rebellion [1]; allowed local officials and farmers to continue their work [1]; maintained tax income [1]; avoided the cost of forcing conversion [1] (c) Converts no longer paid jizya [1]; equality within the Muslim community or attraction to Islamic beliefs and justice could make conversion more appealing [1]
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