What was the relationship of merchants to Islamic society?
a. They held a high position in society.
b. Merchants were forced to use the barter system of the Bedouins.
c. As profiteers, they paid a higher rate of taxes.
d. They were required to support poor houses for the needy.
e. They could never hold the position of caliph.
a
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