We see in Quran 9:29 that Allah instructs Muslims to fight disbelievers until they pay money to the Muslims. Some Muslims claim that this money is a "tax." We should note that in the time of Muhammad, we did not have democratically-elected governments with defined borders; we can suspect then that what is happening with jizya collection is one tribe attempting to force its will upon another tribe. And indeed, a hadith from Sahih Bukhari (4:386) confirms this:
“…So, ‘Umar sent us (to Khosrau) appointing An-Numan bin Muqrin AS OUR COMMANDER. When we reached THE LAND OF THE ENEMY [NOTE: not the Muslim's land], the representative of Khosrau came out with forty-thousand warriors, and an interpreter got up saying, “Let one of you talk to me!” Al-Mughira replied, “Ask whatever you wish.” The other asked, “Who are you?” [THEY DO *NOT* KNOW THE MUSLIMS; THE MUSLIMS ARE NOT FELLOW COUNTRYMEN] Al-Mughira replied, “We are some people from the Arabs; we led a hard, miserable, disastrous life: we used to suck the hides and the date stones from hunger; we used to wear clothes made up of fur of camels and hair of goats, and to worship trees and stones. While we were in this state, the Lord of the Heavens and the Earths, Elevated is His Remembrance and Majestic is His Highness, sent to us from among ourselves a Prophet whose father and mother are known to us. Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizya [THE MUSLIMS DO NOT SAY WE WISH TO BECOME FRIENDS WITH YOU, BUT INSTEAD THREATEN VIOLENCE UNLESS THEY GET PAID MONEY OR THE OTHERS CONVERT]
No one elected the Muslims, their threat of violence to obtain money for themselves certainly lacks legitimacy. It is not surprising then, that the Islamic State seeks jizya from disbelievers in areas that it currently controls. So our question to the Muslims is "WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF ANOTHER RELIGION HAD AS ONE OF ITS TENETS 'FIGHT THE MUSLIMS UNTIL THEY PAY US MONEY'?"
“…So, ‘Umar sent us (to Khosrau) appointing An-Numan bin Muqrin AS OUR COMMANDER. When we reached THE LAND OF THE ENEMY [NOTE: not the Muslim's land], the representative of Khosrau came out with forty-thousand warriors, and an interpreter got up saying, “Let one of you talk to me!” Al-Mughira replied, “Ask whatever you wish.” The other asked, “Who are you?” [THEY DO *NOT* KNOW THE MUSLIMS; THE MUSLIMS ARE NOT FELLOW COUNTRYMEN] Al-Mughira replied, “We are some people from the Arabs; we led a hard, miserable, disastrous life: we used to suck the hides and the date stones from hunger; we used to wear clothes made up of fur of camels and hair of goats, and to worship trees and stones. While we were in this state, the Lord of the Heavens and the Earths, Elevated is His Remembrance and Majestic is His Highness, sent to us from among ourselves a Prophet whose father and mother are known to us. Our Prophet, the Messenger of our Lord, has ordered us to fight you till you worship Allah Alone or give Jizya [THE MUSLIMS DO NOT SAY WE WISH TO BECOME FRIENDS WITH YOU, BUT INSTEAD THREATEN VIOLENCE UNLESS THEY GET PAID MONEY OR THE OTHERS CONVERT]
No one elected the Muslims, their threat of violence to obtain money for themselves certainly lacks legitimacy. It is not surprising then, that the Islamic State seeks jizya from disbelievers in areas that it currently controls. So our question to the Muslims is "WOULD YOU LIKE IT IF ANOTHER RELIGION HAD AS ONE OF ITS TENETS 'FIGHT THE MUSLIMS UNTIL THEY PAY US MONEY'?"