Slavery Vs Slavery In Islam

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Slavery in the Islamic lands was very different than slavery in other areas of the world. For the Islamic the most common form of slavery was domestic servitude. Most of these slaves were women preforming household duties and sometimes served as a concubine. African slaves were a symbol of how wealthy the owner was and seen as exotic commodities. This slavery was always permanent or passed down to the children of the slaves. When a slave had a child from a Muslim master per Islamic tradition she and her child were typically freed. Also by converting to Islam sometimes slaves could secure the freedom of their children since enslavement of Muslims was looked down upon. One major difference with slavery in the Muslim world was it is not based