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n |
Many
individuals sincerely
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accepted
appealing ethical
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Islamic
beliefs.
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n |
Others
perhaps reacted to the
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advantages
of avoiding special
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taxes,
and to the opportunities
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for
advancement open to
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believers
in education,
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administration,
and commerce.
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n |
Persians,
for example, soon
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became
the real source of
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power
in the imperial system.
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