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Istijarah (Arabic : إستجارة, Istijārah) is an Islamic term for asylum, accepting a person at risk as a member of own tribe. [1]
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Istijarah (Arabic : إستجارة, Istijārah) is an Islamic term for asylum, accepting a person at risk as a member of own tribe. [1]
A system of clan protection existed in Pre-Islamic Arabia, and people without a clan would stand without protection. Such a person could request for Istijarah (asylum) from a person already having a clan association in order to receive protection from that person. This was a common practice in Arabia, [1] this was used by some Muslims who returned from the first Migration to Abyssinia, [2] and Muhammad himself requested Istijarah from Mut'im ibn Adi after his return to Mecca from the visit to Ta'if. [1] The term is also used in the Qur'an. [1] [3]
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