What Does the Islamic Tradition Say About Slavery? Khaled Abou El Fadl

As a part of the Usuli Institute’s Project Illumine Series — where Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl presents his original English commentary of the Qur’an — the Shaykh touches on the topic of slavery in the Islamic tradition. This clip comes from the Surah Ma’arij Halaqa, where slavery was discussed following the commentary on verse 29, regarding prisoners of war. The second part of this clip addresses why the early Islamic tradition was not in favor of the institution of slavery. Lastly, during the halaqa, Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl noted that the issue of slavery will be discussed further in Surah Al Baqarah, so stay tuned for that Halaqa soon InshaAllah! Please support the Usuli Institute at https://www.usuli.org/donate to help us continue in our endeavors. Your donation to The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies will help fund important work to combat extremism and ignorance. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity dedicated to research and education to promote humanistically beautiful and morally elevating interpretations of Islam. We seek to support our brightest minds to advance knowledge and to build a community of individuals founded on dignity, respect and love for all of God's creation. Visit https://linktr.ee/usuliinstitute for more resources and contact us at [email protected] with any questions you may have!