The Hidden Chains of Modern Slavery

About this lecture

In this lecture, the speaker traces the evolution of human domination and exploitation — from ancient slavery and colonialism to modern debt bondage, data harvesting, and addictive technology — showing how the tools of control change while the underlying drive for power, or "kursi," remains the same. Drawing on Quranic verses and the stories of the prophets, he argues that Allah sent the messengers not to seize worldly power, but to liberate humanity from both visible and invisible chains. The lecture challenges listeners to recognize hidden forms of modern enslavement and to seek true dignity through submission to the Creator alone.