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25 purchasing them. Thus numberless slaves obtained their freedom through the efforts of the Muslims. The following list, which is by no means complete and which gives the names of only a few of the companions by way of example, is enough to bear out the truth of our statement:. Name of liberator. The Holy Prophet. Number of slaves liberated 63. Ayesha, wife of the Prophet 67. Abbas, uncle of the Prophet 70. Hakim bin Hizam 100. Abdullah bin Omar 1,000. Abdur Rahman bin Auf 30,000. Othman, the third Caliph 20. Dzul-kal-Himiari. Total in one day only which was the day of his martyrdom, otherwise the total number of slaves liberated by him was very large. 8,000 in one day only. 32,320 (1). As I have stated, the above list gives the names of only a few companions of the Prophet by way of example. . If the number of slaves set free by all the companions of the Holy Prophet, and their successors and the successors of their successors be calculated at the above rate, the total (1) Subul Al-Salam, Kitab Al-Itq.