We all know that there were people of all religions involved in the slave trade years and years and years ago. Perhaps the Sunni man is not aware that the only ones who are still involved in the slave trade in modern times are the ones who follow Islam.
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Slavery has a long history in islamism and very little has changed.
The children of dhimmis were often impressed into state slavery as Janissaries, seized and sold into slavery, or put under tremendous pressure to convert and forsake their parents. Since Islamic states routinely forbade the teaching or preaching of any faith other than Islam, the transmission of such faiths over the generations was near to impossible. This condition continues today in every Islam-dominated nation on Earth, including several that claim to practice religious toleration.
"Allah said, 'No Prophet before Muhammad took booty from his enemy nor prisoners for ransom.' Muhammad said, 'I was made victorious with terror. The earth was made a place for me to clean. I was given the most powerful words. Booty was made lawful for me. I was given the power to intercede. These five privileges were awarded to no prophet before me.'"
"Allah said, 'A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.'"
-Ishaq 326-327
Does everyone know their Koranoloy verses condoning slavery:
• The penalty for a broken oath is the feeding of ten needy men with such food as normally offer your own people; or the clothing of ten needy men; or the freeing of a slave.
—Koran 5:89
• Blessed are the believers, who are humble in their prayers; who avoid profane talk, and give alms to the destitute; who restrain their carnal desires (except with their wives and slave-girls, for these are lawful to them)...
—Koran 23:5
• As for those of of your slaves who wish to buy their liberty, free them if you find in them any promise and bestow on them a part of the riches God has given you [part of those riches being... slaves —ed.].
—Koran 24:33
• Prophet, We have made lawful for you the wives to whom you have granted dowries and the slave-girls who God has given you as booty... We well know the duties We have imposed on the faithful concerning their wives and slave-girls. [We grant you this privilege] so that none may blame you. God is forgiving and merciful. —
Koran 33:50
BTW, slavery was legal in the KSA and Yemen until 1962. Of course, that didnÂ’t end the practice.
Slaves in impoverished Yemen dream of freedom