Original sentence: In Sura 9.29, some translations of the Qu'ran into English mention Jizyah while others mention tribute.In comparison the zakat is a proportional asset tax with a minimum wealth exemption nisab.It is unclear if the tribute refers to a monetary sum, although this may be true.It should be noted that such declarations did not exist at the time jizyah was levied, and that jizyah does not exist anymore today.Jizyah was applied to every free male member of the People of the Book, and/or non-Muslim  living in lands under Muslim rule.Others counter that these criticisms ignore the historical context and that the poll tax was a common practice at the time in most societies.The collection of the tax was often the duty of the elders of those communities, mainly Bishops or Priests.The concept of  taxation imposed on the basis of religion runs counter to the ideals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Articles 1,2, and 7) and many other International human rights instruments.These critics claim that the imposition of Jizyah was directly because of the Qu'ran:
Edited sentence: In comparison the zakat is a proportional asset tax with a minimum wealth exemption, the nisab, to correct for issues of diminishing marginal utility of money.It should be noted modern conceptions of human rights, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights did not exist at the time jizyah was levied.Jizyah was applied to every free male member of the People of the Book, and/or non-Muslim living in lands under Muslim rule.Other translations prefer to render Islamic terms as transliterated arabic.Others counter that these criticisms ignore the historical context.Poll taxes were a common practice at the time in most societies, because they are easy to collect, and hard to evade.Some english translations of the Koran, translate Jizyah as "tribute", a term that emphasizes the humiliating and involuntary nature of the tax.Such taxation would be unconstitutional in almost all modern countries.The collection of the tax was often the duty of the elders of those communities.The concept of taxation imposed on the basis of religion or sex runs counter to the ideals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Articles 1,2, and 7) and many other International human rights instruments.The imposition of Jizyah upon non-muslims is established by Sura 9.29 of the Koran