News of the Jews of Iraq during a trip Benjamin Alttala

Yusuf Uleiwi, Zoheir; Muhsin Hasan, Zahra

	News of the Jews of Iraq during a trip Benjamin Alttala
Journal of The Thi Qar Arts
Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 204-219
Authors
zoheir yusuf uleiwi; zahra muhsin hasan
Abstract
Through the research and in the light of what is found of information we may be deduced the most important the results: The main purpose of Benyamin's trip is knowledge of conditions of Jews in the east and west and cognizance of their suffering under the protection of caliphate . Its description came clear and accurate in estimation of proportion of Jews in each city and then description of places and views which he visited them. He is admired to relation between Abbasid Caliphate and Jews . in the period of his visit , we find him praise Abbasid Caliphate and he admires whit his treatment with found Jews minorities at that time . the trip is contained economic information and explanation for economic systems in this stage . Benyamin was returned into origins of any trace which he finds it in cities or views and he surres of knowledge of his origins . we also conclude that the relation the Jews with Arabs through historical journey was swinged and no in one way , we believe that the reason belongs into Jews manners who treated with usury exploited need of people into the money and this is one of forbidden things in Islam and they exploited need of state for money in the period of crises which it passes in it for this reason , they captured on large number of imports of land cities which state present them as guarantee for Jews in return for loaned money this led into Jew captured on Islamic economic .

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