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And so it came to pass that, though Jews and Christians were, on the payment of tribute, tolerated in the profession of their ancestral faith, they were yet subjected (and still are subjected) to severe humiliation. AND SO IT CAME TO PASS THAT THOUGH JEWS AND CHRISTIANS WERE ON THE PAYMENT OF TRIBUTE TOLERATED IN THE PROVISION OF THEIR ANCESTOR FAITH THEY WERE YET SUBJECTED AND STILLER SUBJECTED TO SEVERE HUMILIATION
sed the by-standers, "until he drink the water up." "Strange," said Omar, "the fellow hath deceived me; and yet I cannot spare the life of one who hath slain so many noble Moslems. I swear that thou shalt not gain by thy deceit unless thou wilt forthwith embrace Islam." Upon that, "_believing_, he made profession of the true faith upon the spot;" and thenceforth, residing at Medina, he received a pension of the highest grade.[49] [Sidenote: Tribute and humiliation. Disabilities imposed on Jews and Christians.] On the other hand, for those who held to their ancestral faith there was no escape from the second or the third alternative. If they would avoid the sword, or, having wielded it, were beaten, they must become tributary. Moreover, the payment of tribute is not the only condition enjoined by the Koran. "Fight against them (the Jews and Christians) until they pay tribute with the hand, _and are humbled_."[50] The command fell on willing ears. An ample interpretation was given to it. ND I WANTED NOT THE WATER HE SAID BUT WATER AND THOU HAST GIVEN IT TO ME LIAR CRIED OMAR ANGRILY THY LIFE IS FOUR FEET BUT NOT INTERPOSED THE BYSTANDERS UNTIL HE DRINK THE WATER UP STRANGE SAID OMAR THE FELLOW HATH DECEIVED ME AND YET I CANNOT SPARE THE LIFE OF ONE WHO HATH SLAIN SO MANY NOBLE MOSLEMS I SWEAR THAT THOU SHALT NOT GAIN BY THY DECEIT UNLESS THOU WILT FORTHWITH EMBRACE ISLAM UPON THAT BELIEVING HE MADE PROFESSION OF THE TRUE FAITH UPON THE SPOT AND HENCEFORTH DECIDING AT MEDINA HE RECEIVED A PENSION OF THE HIGHEST GRADE ON THE OTHER HAND FOR THOSE WHO HELD TO THEIR ANCESTRAL FAITH THERE WAS NO ESCAPE FROM THE SECOND OR THE THIRD ALTERNATE YOU IF THEY WOULD AVERT THE SWORD OR HAVING WILDED IT WERE BEATEN THEY MUST BECOME TRIBUTARY MOREOVER THE PAYMENT OF TRIBUTE IS NOT THE ONLY CONDITION ENJOINED BY THE KORAN FIGHT AGAINST THEM THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS UNTIL THEY PAY TRIBUTE WITH THE HAND AND ARE HUMBLE THE COMMAND FELL ON WILLING EARS AN AMPLE INTERPRETATION WAS GIVEN TO IT
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