Wikipedia's first sentence called it “not required to pay jizya unlike dhimmis who live in muslim lands permanently”. Today it says “historical islamic term for a non-muslim foreigner temporarily residing in muslim lands with aman”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Mustaʾmīn or Musta'man (Arabic: مستأمن) is a historical Islamic classification for a non-Muslim foreigner, a harbi (from Dar al-Harb , the House of War, i.e. non-Muslim governed territories) who only temporarily resides in Muslim lands ( Dar al-Islam ) via a short-term safe-conduct ( aman mu'aqqat ) which affords the musta'min the protected status of dhimmis (non-Muslim subjects permanently living in a Muslim-ruled land) without having to pay the jizya . This would include merchants , messengers , and students and other groups that could be given an aman , or pledge of security. Foreign envoys and emissaries are automatically protected by aman . The imam is permitted to grant an aman to any number, including entire populations. Any private Muslim individual has the juridical competence to grant an aman to as many as ten who are otherwise denizens of the Dar al-Harb.1 Sharī'a: Theory, Practice and Transformations .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Al-mustaʾmīn (Arabic: المستأمين) is an Islamic classification for a non-Muslim foreigner that enters Muslim lands for less than a year and is legally protected by the Muslim authority. This would include merchants , messengers , and students and other groups that could be given an amaan , or pledge of security. Musta'min are not required to pay jizya unlike dhimmis who live in Muslim lands permanently. If a musta'min intends to stay for more than a year, he or she must accept the status of dhimmi and pay the jizya.
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Islamic term for non-Muslims temporarily residing in Muslim-ruled lands Mustaʾmīn or Musta'man ( ) is a historical Islamic term for a non-Muslim foreigner temporarily residing in Muslim lands with and aman or guarantee of short-term safe-conduct ( aman mu'aqqat ) affording the protected status of dhimmis (non-Muslim subjects permanently living in a Muslim-ruled land) without the payment of jizya .Merchants , messengers , students and other groups could be given an aman , while foreign envoys and emissaries were automatically protected. Sharī'a: Theory, Practice and Transformations .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Islamic term for non-Muslims temporarily residing in Muslim-ruled lands Mustaʾmīn or Musta'man ( Arabic : مستأمن ) is a historical Islamic term for a non-Muslim foreigner temporarily residing in Muslim lands with aman , or guarantee of short-term safe-conduct ( aman mu'aqqat ), affording the protected status of dhimmi (non-Muslim subjects permanently living in a Muslim-ruled land) without the payment of jizya . Merchants , messengers , students and other groups could be given an aman , while foreign envoys and emissaries were automatically protected. Sharī'a: Theory, Practice and Transformations .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “not required to pay jizya unlike dhimmis who live in muslim lands permanently”. Today it says “historical islamic term for a non-muslim foreigner temporarily residing in muslim lands with aman”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
not required to pay jizya unlike dhimmis who live in muslim lands permanently
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historical islamic term for a non-muslim foreigner temporarily residing in muslim lands with aman
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