Were customs dues levied at the time of the prophet Muhammad?

Michael Lecker*

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Abstract

The levying of customs was common in pre-Islamic Arabia. They were usually levied in the annual fairs and in Mecca, where Muhammad's ancestor, Qusayy, reportedly levied them from the non-Meccans entering Mecca. Muhammad continued this age-old practice, hence the phrase lā yu 'sharūna wa-lā yuhshaūma in his letters to certain parties. It exempted these parties from the payment of customs, while all the others had to pay up.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-43
Number of pages25
JournalAl-Qantara
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

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