At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Summary
At the end of Rajab in the year 429, the decree of the caliph al-Qadir Billah was issued requiring the protected people (dhimmis) to change the outward dress by which they are recognised on sight. It was issued at the Caliphal Residence in Baghdad, in the presence of the nobles, judges, witnesses, jurists, the Catholicos of the Christians and the Exilarch (Ra's al-Jalut) of the Jews. 1
The reading
The reading stated that the rightly guided caliphs had imposed on the protected people fixed limits of subordination, humility and submissiveness, and of distinction from the Muslims in dress. It added that when this group became careless about these limits, they took on the likeness of the Muslims in their dress; so the Commander of the Faithful saw fit to instruct all protected people to display what distinguishes them. 1
Connections
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
- Had participant
- al-Qadir bi-llah Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn al-Muqtadir
People and things also explored
Al-Qadir bans dealing in Maghrebi dinars· The reading of the Qadiri Creed in the Dar al-Khilafa· The death of al-Qadir and the accession of al-Qa'im bi-amr Allah, 422· The Baghdad Attestation on Fatimid Lineage· The Baratha Mosque Affair in 420· Riot at the funeral of Bint Abi Nuh and the plunder of the Dar al-Rum church· The burning of a codex attributed to Ibn Mas'ud and the Karkh strife· Al-Qadir's order of repentance for the Mu'tazila in Baghdad and Khurasan
Sources
- al-Muntazam fi Tarikh al-Muluk wa'l-Umam — Ibn al-Jawzi , j.8 p.438-439
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Qadir's rescript imposing distinguishing dress on the dhimmis”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/dhimmi-dress-edict-429/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.