No Punishment for a Master Who Kills His Slave by Beating
In Islamic Sharia, the rules regarding the killing of a human being varied dramatically depending on the status of the...
Allah and Muhammad Permitted the Killing of Fleeing Slaves to Prevent Escape from Cruelty
In nearly every ancient civilization, slaves who attempted to escape the brutality of their owners faced severe punishment. Yet Islamic...
Muhammad’s Command to Kill Elderly Captives Unable to Serve as Slaves
Prophet Muhammad ordered the killing of elderly captives in certain cases, particularly when they were deemed incapable of performing useful...
Muhammad’s Perspective: Recite a Prayer When Buying a Slave Girl, but No Such Prayer Needed for a Male Slave
Sunan Ibn Majah 2252 records: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When any one of you buys a slave woman,...
Quran 33:59 and the Selective Protection of Free Women: A Critique of Class-Based Modesty and Unaddressed Exploitation
In Quran 33:59, Allah instructs the Prophet Muhammad to command believing women—particularly his wives and daughters, given their elevated status—to...
Forcing Slave Women into Prostitution as a Source of Income in Islamic Sharia
In the Indian subcontinent, enslaved girls were commonly sold in diamond markets. They were trained in singing and dancing, treated...
Slaves Not Considered Human Enough to Testify in Court According to Allah / Muhammad
While a single statement from a slave woman was considered sufficient for a man to have sexual relations with her...
No Witness Required for Sex with Slave Girls in Islamic Sharia – Even with Another Man’s Slave
Under Islamic Sharia, a man did not need any witnesses, nikah (marriage contract), or formal ceremony to have sexual relations...
Prophet Muhammad and the Slave Trade: Why Was It Not Abolished?
If Islam, through the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, aimed to elevate humanity and promote justice, a key question arises: Why...
Punishing Slaves for Love in Islam: When Love Was Branded as Fornication
Imagine a slave who dares to seek love and the basic human right to form a family—only to have that...