{"id":6910,"date":"2024-07-10T07:44:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/concubinage-in-islam\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:10:21","slug":"concubinage-in-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/concubinage-in-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Concubinage in Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>I have encountered several articles claiming that during the time of Prophet Muhammad (sws), the Arabs engaged in looting and the capture of women as spoils of war. These accounts name several prominent Companions (<i data-path-to-node=\"3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"215\">\u1e63a\u1e25\u0101ba<\/i>) and provide specific references, such as the events involving the Banu Hawazin, suggesting that such incidents did occur. I would like to understand Javed Ahmad Ghamidi\u2019s scholarly stance on these reports. Is it possible that these events are being misinterpreted or that the historical portrayal is inaccurate?<\/p>\n<p>Please elaborate on this.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>Salaam<\/p>\n<div>Thank you for writing to us.<\/div>\n<div>First, it is essential to understand that the institution of slavery was once a global phenomenon; the buying, selling, and enslavement of war captives were accepted international norms. Within this context, when God revealed His guidance to the Prophet Muhammad (sws), the message specifically addressed the issue of slavery. Because the practice was so deeply rooted in society, it could not be abolished instantly. Consequently, Islam adopted a gradual approach to resolving the problem. To understand the specific steps taken to address this issue, please refer to the following two chapters from Javed Ahmad Ghamidi\u2019s <i data-path-to-node=\"2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"623\">M\u012bz\u0101n<\/i>:<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Slavery: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javedahmadghamidi.com\/books\/5aa6a4315e891e8f44a45788?chapterNo=6&amp;subChapterNo=2&amp;subChsecNo=9&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.javedahmadghamidi.com\/books\/5aa6a4315e891e8f44a45788?chapterNo=6&amp;subChapterNo=2&amp;subChsecNo=9&amp;lang=en<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Captives of War: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.javedahmadghamidi.com\/books\/5aa6a4315e891e8f44a45788?chapterNo=10&amp;subChapterNo=3&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.javedahmadghamidi.com\/books\/5aa6a4315e891e8f44a45788?chapterNo=10&amp;subChapterNo=3&amp;lang=en<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>Regards,<\/div>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Mushfiq Sultan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2020-07-25<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"6910\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went accross these among many articles which show that Arabs at time of Prophet (SAW) would loot and take women as prize. It also mentions name of some prominent\u00a0\u00a0Sahabas. I want to know Ghamidi sb stance on that. The references are there which means that there may be some event of that sort e.g. the case with Banu Hawazin&#8230; May be the perception or portrayal is wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Please elaborate on this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2651,1867,1494,1839,1323],"class_list":["post-6910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-concubine","tag-islam","tag-muhammad","tag-slavery","tag-war"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Concubinage in Islam - Al-Mawrid Queries<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/concubinage-in-islam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Concubinage in Islam - Al-Mawrid Queries\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I went accross these among many articles which show that Arabs at time of Prophet (SAW) would loot and take women as prize. 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Please comment.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Jihad Directives&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Jihad Directives","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/jihad-directives\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5984,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/waging-war-against-the-disbelievers\/","url_meta":{"origin":6910,"position":3},"title":"Waging War Against The Disbelievers","author":"Dr Shehzad Saleem","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The following Hadith states that we should fight people (which I presume refers to disbelievers): I have been directed to fight against these people until they testify to the oneness of God and to the prophethood of Muhammad, establish the prayer and pay zak\u0101h. (Muslim,No:22)So are we required to kill\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Jihad Directives&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Jihad Directives","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/jihad-directives\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5847,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/jihad-for-the-propagation-of-islam\/","url_meta":{"origin":6910,"position":4},"title":"Jihad For The Propagation Of Islam","author":"admin","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Mr Javed Ahmad Ghamidi has written in his book Burhan that jihad for the propagation of the faith is confined to Prophet Muhammad (saw) and the Righteous Caliphs. He holds that we cannot wage war on a people to make them enter Islam after itmam-e hujjah. Please clarify.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Jihad Directives&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Jihad Directives","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/category\/jihad-directives\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Queries.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5941,"url":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/were-the-earliy-shariahs-deficient\/","url_meta":{"origin":6910,"position":5},"title":"Were The Earliy Shari&#8217;ahs Deficient?","author":"admin","date":"July 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"assal\u0101m-o-alaykum Please refer to Q 42:13 which says that the same laws of religion were ordained for all the prophets. However, we keep hearing from the Islamic religious clergy that Shar\u012b\u2018ah of Muh\u0323ammad is different, better and somehow more complete then the laws ordained for previous Prophets. 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