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Islamic Slavery
An analysis of the provisions regarding slavery, concubinage, prisoners of war, the buying and selling of slaves, and manumission within Islamic scriptures, Hadith, Fiqh, and history.
Articles
The Islamic Slave Market: The Commodification and Public Display of Women’s Bodies
Classical Islamic legal texts treated enslaved women as commodities whose bodies could be inspected, touched, sexually used, bought, sold, exchanged, and evaluated according to virginity, physical condition, and…
Under Islamic Law, What Is the Maximum Number of Sex Slaves a Muslim May Keep?
The claim that Islam limits a man to four lawful sexual partners is false. The four-wife limit applies to marriage, not to female slaves owned under milk al-yamin.…
Regarding the Legality of Raping Female Prisoners of War or Concubines in Islam: Is the Concubine’s Consent Necessary?
Summary In Islamic Sharia, the rules governing sexual intercourse with slave women were not founded upon free consent, individual liberty, or women’s bodily autonomy; they were founded upon…