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Prophet Muhammad & Slaves
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With the current craze for the historical discrediting of many people of the past, many of whom had only a rather tenuous connection to slavery, why is the name of Muhammad never mentioned, his connection to slavery was far from tenuous, personally owning them in large numbers.
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Not something I have much knowledge about, but from the BBC Religions page:
"The legality of slavery in Islam, together with the example of the Prophet Muhammad, who himself bought, sold, captured, and owned slaves, may explain why slavery persisted until the 19th century in many places (and later still in some countries). The impetus for the abolition of slavery came largely from colonial powers, although some Muslim thinkers argued strongly for abolition."
And later: "Muhammad's teaching that slaves were to be regarded as human beings with dignity and rights and not just as property, and that freeing slaves was a virtuous thing to do, may have helped to create a culture in which slaves became much more assimilated into the community than they were in the West."
all in all, it seems that ol' Mo was quite the liberal for those days. Obviously a slave owner, which is never a good thing, but could be worse.
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"The legality of slavery in Islam, together with the example of the Prophet Muhammad, who himself bought, sold, captured, and owned slaves, may explain why slavery persisted until the 19th century in many places (and later still in some countries). The impetus for the abolition of slavery came largely from colonial powers, although some Muslim thinkers argued strongly for abolition."
And later: "Muhammad's teaching that slaves were to be regarded as human beings with dignity and rights and not just as property, and that freeing slaves was a virtuous thing to do, may have helped to create a culture in which slaves became much more assimilated into the community than they were in the West."
all in all, it seems that ol' Mo was quite the liberal for those days. Obviously a slave owner, which is never a good thing, but could be worse.
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Mozz, from Google, so, willing to be corrected. It seems the bible gave no particular age either... but usually "from puberty". And suggests Mary and Joseph were young teenagers. Romeo and Julie were supposed to be 12 and 13.
Not my personal views... but it does seem ages of consent came in far later for everyone.
Not my personal views... but it does seem ages of consent came in far later for everyone.
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