Istijarah

Istijarah (Arabic: إستجارة, Istijārah) is an Islamic term for asylum, accepting a person at risk as a member of own tribe.^[1]

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A system of clan protection existed in Pre-Islamic Arabia, and people without a clan would stand without protection. Such a person could request for Istijarah (asylum) from a person already having a clan association in order to receive protection from that person. This was a common practice in Arabia,^[1] this was used by some Muslims who returned from the first Migration to Abyssinia,^[2] and Muhammad himself requested Istijarah from Mut'im ibn Adi after his return to Mecca from the visit to Ta'if.^[1] The term is also used in the Qur'an.^[1]^[3]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d http://www.icmif.org/doc_store/takaful/Doctrines%20Justifying%20Takaful.doc^{[permanent dead link]}
^ The Sealed Nectar The Second ‘Aqabah Pledge Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on sunnipath.com
^ Quran 9:6 ^{(Translated by Pickthall)}. "If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge"

[Doctrines-1] ttp://www.icmif.org/doc_store/takaful/Doctrines%20Justifying%20Takaful.doc^{[permanent dead link]}

[sunnipath2-2] The Sealed Nectar The Second ‘Aqabah Pledge Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on sunnipath.com

[3] Quran 9:6 ^{(Translated by Pickthall)}. "If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge"

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