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Besides the tribute and various other imposts levied from the "People of the Book,"[51] and the duty of receiving Moslem travelers quartered upon them, the dress of both sexes must be distinguished by broad stripes of yellow. They are forbidden to appear on horseback, and if mounted on a mule or ass their stirrups must be of wood, and their saddles known by knobs of the same material. BESIDES THE TRIBUTE AND VARIOUS OTHER IMPORTS LABEED FROM THE PEOPLE OF THE POPE AND THE DUTY OF RECEIVING MOSLEM TRAVELLERS QUARTERED UPON THEM THE REST OF BOTH SEXES MUST BE DISTINGUISHED BY BROAD STRIPES OF ELOPE THEY ARE FORBIDENT TO APPEAR ON HORSEBACK AND IF MOUNTED ON A MULE OR ASS THEIR STIRRUPS MUST BE OF WOOD AND THEIR SADDLES KNOWN BY KNOBS OF THE SAME MATERIAL
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. 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. The nature and extent of the degradation to which they were brought down, and the strength of the inducement to purchase exemption and the equality of civil rights, by surrendering their religion, may be learned from the provisions which were embodied in the code named _The Ordinance of Omar_, which has been more or less enforced from the earliest times. AND 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 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 THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE DEGRADATION TO WHICH THEY WERE BROUGHT DOWN AND THE STRENGTH OF THE INDUCEMENT TO PURCHASE EXEMPTION AND THE EQUALITY OF CIVIL RIGHTS BY SURRENDERING THEIR RELIGION MAY BE LEARNED FROM THE PROVISIONS PICTURE EMBODIED IN THE COURT NAMED THE ORDINANCE OF OMAR WHICH HAS BEEN MORE OR LESS ENFORCED FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES
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