HISTORY
SULTANS
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Question
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Zakat
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Kharaj
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Jizya
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Khums
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Detailed explanation-1: -Zakat is a religious obligation for all Muslims whereas Khums was a tax taken on plunder.
Detailed explanation-2: -Khums means “one-fifth or 20%". In Islamic legal terminology, it means one-fifth of certain items that a person acquires as wealth must be paid to the state of Islam. This is one of many forms of tax in Islamic jurisprudence that applies on ghanima and fai (or fay).
Detailed explanation-3: -Khams meant one-fifth of the booty captured during wars (four-fifth was left for the soldiers). It is a 20% tax that must be paid on all items which are regarded as ghanima (booty seized with war). Other Islamic taxes are zakat and Jizya.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tax on cattle. Tax on houses. Tax on sales of grains.
Detailed explanation-5: -Khiraj was a tax levied on the gross product of lands belonging to non-Muslims. It was introduced by Firoz Shah Tughlaq.