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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Slavery was common among all people throughout history. The Quran required slaves to be treated with respect. It encouraged the release of slaves and God promised the atonement of sins if a slave was freed. It encouraged masters to marry their (believing) female slaves or to get them married.[b] In this way, Islam slowly began to eradicate slavery.[/b][u]

Remember - the Bible too speaks about slaves and lays down laws regarding the treatment of slaves.
 “If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished, but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property.”– [Exodus 21:20-21]

But in Islam, in those days when slaves were often abused, God required slaves be treated with respect. They had to be cared for the same way a wife would be cared for. So essentially she was very similar to a wife ( think Abraham and Hagar). If your slave asks not to be used in prostitution so you can earn an income, God required masters to respect that. The respect God required masters to give slaves was extraordinary in those times.

But did masters have sex with slaves and did God permit it? Yes. Very common in those times in all major religions.[/quote]

Except slave-like conditions still exist today in many Muslim countries. The slaves are called women[/quote]

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