The Pact of Umar (also known as the Covenant of Umar, Treaty of Umar or Laws of Umar; Arabic: شروط عمر or عهد عمر or عقد عمر), is an apocryphal treaty between the Muslims and the Christians of either Syria, Mesopotamia,[1] or Jerusalem[2] that later gained a canonical status in Islamic jurisprudence. It specifies rights and restrictions for non-Muslims (dhimmis, or "people of the book," a type of protected class of peoples recognized by Islam including Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, and several other recognized faiths[3]) living under Islamic rule.
