Re: Quranist rise and end of Sunni/Shia sect
^ atleast u were honest enough to admit it so i wont hold that against you
regarding jizya as war reparations , that is exactly how it was used in the original sense
during early conquests under abu bakr and umar.
Non-muslims who were in muslim lands paid that in lieu of service in army, and muslims in turn protected them from external and internal threats.Given that early muslim armies suffered a high attrition rate AND had for the most part provide for themselves animals and equipment it was not a bad deal.