A Critical Study of the Famous Interpretation of the Martial Infidel

Due to its universality, Islam has established specific rules for how to communicate with followers of other religions as well as infidels. But the most severe of these rulings is related to martial infidel who are subject to rulings such as being deserve death and property. One of the things that can be seen as a challenge to achieving peaceful coexistence is the extensive interpretation of martial infidel. Many early jurists have considered the criterion of non- tributary to be sufficient for the validity of the martial title, and any infidel who does not have a treaty with the Islamic government deserves to absolutely be killed; whether he is at war with Muslims or not. But others have not considered this definition sufficient and required other criteria. In order to reach a comprehensive definition of martial infidel and identify its criteria and instances in the present era, the descriptive-analytical method and library and documentary information collection tools is used, and after re-reading the opinions of jurists about the originality of having war or coexistence from the perspective of scripture, tradition, and critique of the originality of war, as well as expressing the types of infidels, the prevailing view of the jurists regarding the martial has been criticized, and as a result, with the interpretation of the martial infidel, most infidels have been excluded from it.