Question

Which of the following statements regarding Zazia do you think might be correct under the Muslim administration in Punjab?

[Note: Zimis were the non-Muslims who live under Muslim leadership and gain the right to be protected by paying a tax.]

• A. Zazia was some particular amount of money, needed to be paid by the Zimis to the administration.
• B. Zazia was not implemented on the Zimis who convert themselves to Islam.
• C. Under Zazia, the Hindu saints and fakirs were also not allowed to preach.
• D. Zazia was applied to all irrespective of religion.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

Zazia was not implemented on the Zimis who convert themselves to Islam.

Zazia was a form of taxation that was historically levied on permanent non-Muslim subjects (dhimmi) of a state governed by Islamic law. Zimis were the non-Muslims who gained the right to be protected by paying a tax called zazia. The only way to not pay this tax was to convert oneself to Islam. Under Muslim administration, no hindu was allowed to preach but this rule didn't come under the Zazia system.