Why Was Slavery Allowed

A major scholar Ibn Ashur who authored a massive tafsir and an expert on Maliki fiqh commented on why slavery was allowed

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THREAD: SLAVERY in ISLAM Many critics of Islam point out that…

THREAD: SLAVERY in ISLAM Many critics of Islam point out that Islam endorses enslaving people to become slaves and allows to abuse them. This is

The reason why slavery was allowed was because

Getting rid of slavery off the bat would place huge burden on the economy of Arabia

The slaves and foreigners wouldn’t be able to survive long without aid from their masters

Some slaves had a debt to pay due to war crimes

Slaves actually received higher positions and even ruled empires due to their slavery (see the Mamluk empire as an example)

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