Istijarah

Definition

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]

gollark: New clothes units of the kind I tend to wear cost slightly over £20, and America uses "dollars", which are worth less.
gollark: Also, that number is me picking a vaguely plausible round number, and I imagine they can be acquired more cheaply.
gollark: You don't need to repurchase them all every year.
gollark: On the other hand, giving people useless things they discard after 295 attoseconds helps with social bonding, and because something something decision fatigue giving people more options may actually be mean.
gollark: Therefore, you should just not transfer gifts.

References
  1. http://www.icmif.org/doc_store/takaful/Doctrines%20Justifying%20Takaful.doc%5B%5D
  2. The Sealed Nectar The Second ‘Aqabah Pledge Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine on sunnipath.com
  3. Quran 9:6 (Translated by Pickthall). "If one amongst the Pagans ask thee for asylum, grant it to him, so that he may hear the word of Allah; and then escort him to where he can be secure. That is because they are men without knowledge"
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