As-Sawi specifies that the payment of the jizya, the Qur’anic tax that non-Muslims must pay to Muslims as a sign of their submission (Qur’an 9:29), signifies that the non-Muslims are “humble and obedient to the judgements of Islam.” The Bedouin commander al-Mughira bin Sa’d, who when he met his Persian counterpart Rustam, said: “I call … Continue reading Khamenei: ‘When Islam dominated non-Muslim regions, the followers of other religions were grateful to Muslims’