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==Obligatory Duties of the Islamic Community Towards the Ahl al-Dhimma== | ==Obligatory Duties of the Islamic Community Towards the Ahl al-Dhimma== | ||
In the fifth chapter, Amid Zanjani examines the responsibilities of the Islamic community regarding the dhimma contract, dividing them into obligatory, optional, and prohibited duties (p. 134). He lists the obligatory responsibilities as follows: | In the fifth chapter, Amid Zanjani examines the responsibilities of the Islamic community regarding the dhimma contract, dividing them into obligatory, optional, and prohibited duties (p. 134). He lists the obligatory responsibilities as follows: | ||
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# Comprehensive protection; complete support and protection of the life, property, and honor of the dhimmis, just like Muslim citizens, is the responsibility of the Islamic state (p. 136). | # Comprehensive protection; complete support and protection of the life, property, and honor of the dhimmis, just like Muslim citizens, is the responsibility of the Islamic state (p. 136). | ||
# Religious freedom; from the perspective of Islam, in addition to freedom in performing their religious rituals, dhimmis can freely discuss religious beliefs with Muslims within the framework of reason and argument (pp. 142-164); so that, depending on the type of contract, they can enjoy greater freedoms, such as establishing new religious places or organizations (p. 166). Of course, this freedom and this dhimma contract are nullified by the apostasy of minorities to a religion other than Islam (p. 168). | # Religious freedom; from the perspective of Islam, in addition to freedom in performing their religious rituals, dhimmis can freely discuss religious beliefs with Muslims within the framework of reason and argument (pp. 142-164); so that, depending on the type of contract, they can enjoy greater freedoms, such as establishing new religious places or organizations (p. 166). Of course, this freedom and this dhimma contract are nullified by the apostasy of minorities to a religion other than Islam (p. 168). | ||
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# Freedom of social activities; based on the logic of Islam and the Quran, cooperation and participation between Muslims and non-Muslims with the aim of the growth and happiness of human society is legitimate at the national and global levels (pp. 251-259). | # Freedom of social activities; based on the logic of Islam and the Quran, cooperation and participation between Muslims and non-Muslims with the aim of the growth and happiness of human society is legitimate at the national and global levels (pp. 251-259). | ||
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==Impermissible Conditions in the Dhimma Contract== | ==Impermissible Conditions in the Dhimma Contract== | ||
In the remainder of the fifth chapter of the book, Amid Zanjani, within six general principles, explains the prohibited obligations that Muslims should not accept in the dhimma contract (p. 267): | In the remainder of the fifth chapter of the book, Amid Zanjani, within six general principles, explains the prohibited obligations that Muslims should not accept in the dhimma contract (p. 267): | ||