"Besides, jizya was meant for the Jews and Christians. Qur'an says nothing about the Zoroastrians, where this tax was imposed with great vehemence to the destruction of that community."
Uh Ahang, if the Zoroastrians hadn't been deemed eligible to pay the jiziya, they might have been killed straight away as pagans. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu