Aḥkām ahl al-milal
‘Laws regarding the dhimmīs’; ‘Regulations for the People of the religions’
Date: Unknown
Original Language: Arabic
Description
This large work, which runs to 873 pages in the 1961 edition of Subḥī l-Ṣāliḥ, provides a comprehensive account of Islamic regulations pertaining to non-Muslims. The book begins by responding to an inquiry about the jizya, or poll tax, collected from non-Muslims (ahl al-dhimma) living within Islamic ter…