The Islamic Response to Slavery

About this lecture

In this lecture, Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy offers a comprehensive Islamic response to the topic of slavery, addressing its historical context, how Islam systematically worked to dismantle it, and how the treatment of slaves and captives in Islamic civilization differed radically from the chattel slavery of the West. He covers key legal mechanisms for emancipation, the analogy of refugee resettlement, the issue of concubines in Islamic law, and concludes with the moving story of Juwayriah bint al-Harith to illustrate Islam's broader vision of human dignity and freedom.