History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c45.s7.25

v3.c45.s7.25

Again, when the enforced levy of this tax scared Hindu traders away from the Mughal territory in the Deccan and caused scarcity of grain in the camp of the imperial army, Aurangzib vetoed his general's proposal to suspend the *jaziya* in that locality. His soldiers might starve, but should he jeopardize his soul by violating the Quranic precept to take *jaziya* from the infidels?*