Islam and Slavery

Does Ahmadsquran3 really represent the authentic and majority view of Islam's views on slavery?

Please read these Hadiths with an open mind:
http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/crcc/engagement/resources/texts/muslim/had...

My video on this related topic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Fb5NZ89R8

Also an article by Muslim Scholars:
http://www.islamonline.net/English/In_Depth/ShariahAndHumanity/articles/2007/...
http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask...

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[ritchloui]

@SirGotHops As regards Isalmic Sharia and what I am 'repulsed' by. Well, shoving women into sacks, slaughtering or forcing the conversion of people, taxing those who refuse, institutionalising inequality so that the lesser people in effect have no voice. That's before we get to the strong, maiming, mutilating, flogging, beheadings and general horrors to be expected from a slaving ideology. That is what is repulsive about Sharia. 75% of the worlds asylum seekers are escaping Islam.

[SirGotHops]

@ritchloui First of all, I'm not delusional. Thanks for the appraisal though! Second, you're speaking as if you've gone back in time and witnessed the blessings that were presented to the Prophet himself. You're rambling on about "dictators", please elaborate. You're generally criticizing religion itself because the same can be done for all religions if you believe having a "God" is garbage and delusional. What exactly do you feel repulsed by when it comes to the Sharia? Explain.

[ritchloui]

@SirGotHops No it is not my 'ignorance' that leads me to criticize Islam and its slaving legal code Sharia. It is what I have found out about about them and their consequences. There no evidence whatsoever for the lonely old celestial dictator. It is time Mankind stopped believing in such garbage. Delusion is not a good recipe for mental health or understanding.

[SirGotHops]

@ritchloui Disgust for what? This world is filled with ignorant, one-minded imbeciles like you that will never open to others religions or respect their customs. The take on "women" being in heaving is represented by the idea that you can have anything you've ever wanted to have. Same ideals that every other major religion has. You're ignorance advises you to criticize every aspect of Islam yet it relates to what you may believe in, in many ways as well.

[ritchloui]

@ozzycda So when the Muslims routinely castrated their male slaves, this is treating them better. When their taste for sexual depravity means they need millions of women and children to murder. That's improving the lot of slaves? The Muslim idea of heaven is basically a sick orgy with lots of young women who have no purpose but sexual gratification. It's so blatant and obscene it's hard to find the words to express the disgust I have.

[ritchloui]

Muslim scholar = contradiction in terms. Islam is a political ideology put together by a bandit slaver, child molester and murderer. It gained all its territories through invasion and slaving. Furthermore Islam has had an unbroken slaving history for 1,400 years. Where is the progeny of the 112 million Africans trafficked to Arabia and beyond??

[beerathon]

'The scholars have agreed'... great, so it must be true. I love this idea of God sanctioning moral relativity wherein 1000 years ago owning a slave is acceptable and today it is abhorrent and a vile abasement of humanity. I guess he knows best, eh?

[unitasetmagus]

Not trying to label you, nor have i any qualifications to do so. Just that i have met some muslims i would call extremists and some that i would call moderate. Anyway, i usually try not to label people, it was just a word i temporarily used. Peace.

[ozzycda]

@ozzycda cont. Same is true with other faiths as well. Again I do not see my views as one that can be simply labeled as "liberal" since all the source material I use, such as classical tafsirs, textsbooks on the science of the Quran and hadith, books of fiqh and articles on Islam are not written by "liberals" and really don't have a liberal mind. I would say my approach is scholarly and academic unlike many who just quote some verses and then think of stuff off the top of their head.

[ozzycda]

@unitasetmagus It's all good feel free to type how much you want if it helps to get your point across. I do see what your saying and I think I can agree with you if I understood you correctly. Many religious people do just follow their local preacher, Imam, and Rabbi instead of understanding the scholarship and academic aspects of their faith. Both Judaism and Islam expect a scholarly knowledge to understand one's faith and sadly many Jews and Muslims do not see that whole picture. cont.