This page compares the slavery laws that existed in the 1800s with Islam.
| Slavery Laws | Islam |
|---|---|
| A child of a slave shall also be a slave. | A child of a muslim shall also be a muslim. |
| A child between a slave and a non-slave shall also be a slave. | A child between a muslim and a non muslim shall also be a muslim. |
| A slave can't choose to become a non slave. Punishment for trying to escape is lashings and death. | A muslim cant choose to be a non muslim. Punishment for trying to leave is lashings and death. |
| A slave shall bow to his master | A muslim shall bow to the city of his master's birth five times a day and utter his name (muhammad) in idolatory in association with Allah. |
| A slave shall not marry a non slave. | A muslim shall not marry a non muslim. |
| A slave should help his master to capture escaped slaves and to punish them. | A muslim should help muhammad to capture apostates and to punish them. |
| Slavery means submission | Islam means submission |
| A slave may not take liberties with his master's wife/wives | Muslims may not marry their master mohammad's wives after him |
| A master may take liberties with slave girls/ wives of slaves | Muhammad may take liberties with the follower's wives. "and a believing woman if she gave herself to the Prophet ... -- specially for you, not for the (rest of) believers;" Mohammed even allowed himself to wed his adopted son's wife. (This makes me want to puke). |