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_bTRC
100 1 _aTritton, A S.
_941970
245 1 0 _aCaliphs and their non-Muslim subjects
_b: a critical study of the covenant of 'umar
_cA. S. Tritton
260 _aLondon :
_bRoutledge,
_c2008.
300 _a240p.
500 _aHB
520 _aOriginally published in 1939. After the death of Muhammad his community was ruled by three caliphs who kept their capital as Medina, the City of the Prophet. Under the rule of the caliphs those who did not confess the Muslim faith were under certain restrictions both in public and private life. This volume examines the social, cultural, religious and economic aspects of this period and includes chapters on: Government Service; Churches and Monasteries; Christian Arabs, Jews and Magians; Dress; Financial Persecution, Medicine and Literature and Taxation.
650 4 _aAsian history
_9164
650 4 _aHistory
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650 4 _aIslam
_9186159
650 4 _aIslamic law
_9186160
942 _cBK
999 _c35804
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