dhimma

Updated: January 21, 2026

The worshippers of idols in Sind are not of the Dhimma, nor those under the protection of Islam; it is on this account that they are exempted from the poll tax. And Behram was matchless among kings, perfect in manners and facile of tongue.

Konstantin Aleksandrovich Inostrantzev - Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I