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The Issue of Financing Jihād in Islamic Law: Three Case Studies from the Mamlūk Period

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Mehdi Berriah By Mehdi Berriah This is part one in a series of four posts on the financing of jihād during the Mamlūk period. While the spirit and laws of jihād have often attracted the attention of researchers, this is not the case for its economic aspect, which remains …

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Episodes in which the ʿUlamāʾ, according to Islamic Law, were Opposed to the Tax

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Mehdi Berriah By Mehdi Berriah This is part two in a series of four posts on the financing of jihād during the Mamlūk period. First Episode The first episode took place in dhū-l-qaʿda 657/November 1259, after Quṭuz dismissed al-Manṣūr ʿAlī, the son of his former master, the first Mamlūk …

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A Lack of Resources in the bayt al-māl: A Sine Qua Non Condition for the Imposition of a Tax?

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Mehdi Berriah By Mehdi Berriah This is part four in a series of four posts on the financing of jihād during the Mamlūk period. As noted by Ibrāhīm b. ʿAlī al-Hanafī al-Ṭarsūsī, the possibility of resorting to the imposition of new taxes or the requisition, on the order of …

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