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. |