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Slavery

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Islam condones slavery.

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Islamic Response:

Islam restricted enslavement, mandated kind treatment, and made emancipation a major virtue.

  • Quran 90:13 — freeing a slave is a mark of righteousness.
  • The Prophet said: 'Your slaves are your brothers.'
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Biblical / Talmudic comparison:

  1. Lev 25:44‑46: Foreign slaves as permanent property.
  2. Philemon: Runaway slave sent back — no abolitionist mandate.
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Why single out Islam while overlooking harsher endorsements elsewhere?