Slavery, Abolition, and Islam - Debating Freedom in the Islamic Tradition

This book charts the history of how abolitionism became the hegemonic position within contemporary Islamic thought. It demonstrates the way that both slavery and abolition were historically challenged within the Islamic context by Muslim scholars and how those debates continue to impact contemporary discussions.

List of contents

• Preface


• Acknowledgements


• Note on Transliteration and Translation


• Introduction


• 1: Slavery in Classical Exegesis


• 2: Persons, Property and Liminal Spaces: The Slave in Islamic Law


• 3: Situating Islamic Reform


• 4: Sayyid Ahmad Khan and 'Quranic Abolition'


• 5: Müammad 'Abduh, Rash¿d Ri¿¿ and 'Quranic Gradualism'


• 6: What is the Islamic Position on Abolition? Hermeneutical Paradigms and Interpretive Communities


• Epilogue: The Future of 'Islamic Abolitionism'


• Glossary of Terms


• Chronology of Key Figures/Scholars


• Bibliography

About the author

Dr Haroon Bashir is Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education. Since 2021, Dr Bashir also serves as the Director of the Markfield Centre for Contemporary Islam. His research focuses on Islam's conversation with modernity, contemporary Islamic thought, and Quranic interpretation.

Summary

This book charts the history of how abolitionism became the hegemonic position within contemporary Islamic thought. It demonstrates the way that both slavery and abolition were historically challenged within the Islamic context by Muslim scholars and how those debates continue to impact contemporary discussions.

Product details

• Authors: Haroon Bashir, Haroon (Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies Bashir, Bashir Haroon
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.01.2025
• EAN: 9780192874740
• ISBN: 978-0-19-287474-0
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, RELIGION / Islam / History, History of Religion, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery