History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c45.s3.4

v3.c45.s3.4

As the learned Qazi Mughis-ud-din declared to Ala-ud-din Khalji, in accordance with the teaching of the books on Canon Law :—" 'The Hindus are designated in the Law as 'payers of tribute' (*kharaj-guzar*); and when the revenue officer demands silver from them, they should, without question and with all humility and respect, tender gold. If the officer throws dirt into their mouths, they must without reluctance open their mouths wide to receive it. By these acts of degradation are shown the extreme obedience of the *zimmi*, the glorification of the true faith of Islam, and the abasement of false faiths. God himself orders them to be humiliated, [as He says, 'till they pay *jaziya*] with the hand and are humbled.'...The Prophet has commanded us to slay them, plunder them, and make them captive...No other religious authority except the great Imam [Hanifa] whose faith we follow, has sanctioned the imposition of the *jaziya* on Hindus. According to all other theologians, the rule for Hindus is 'Either death or Islam.' " (Zia Barani, 290.)