Islam’s prohibition on enslaving Muslims limited transatlantic Muslim enslavement

Evidence

Notably, Muslims were religiously prohibited from selling other Muslims. This proscription, not always followed by African Muslims at the time, limited the number of African Muslims sold into the transatlantic slave trade. It also caused some war captives to convert to Islam to avoid enslavement. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 570 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Islamic law’s ban on selling fellow Muslims reduced Muslim enslavement — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes…, 570; Portuguese Muslims avoided enslavement by negotiating overland exit instead of sea passage — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 124

Broader Connections

• Islamic law’s ban on selling fellow Muslims reduced Muslim enslavement #expands (0.95) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 570