الأمان

الأمان

Aman in the lexical sense is the absence of expected harm; in the technical sense it is lifting the lawful killing, enslavement and seizure of property of an enemy in war, while he remains under Islamic rule. ¹² It differs from truce and from the poll-tax, which only the imam may grant, and the poll-tax is permanent while aman is not binding. ² It is made by any clear or implied word, by writing or by a clear sign, and it may be given by the imam or by an individual Muslim; most jurists require Islam, sanity and adulthood in the giver. ²³⁴