Muhammad The Liberator of Mankind — Page 7
Muhammadas the Liberator of Mankind Slavery in the dynamics of employment The third category of slavery manifests itself within [the dynamics] of employment. In certain instances, employ- ees find themselves wholly dependent on others or sub- missive to them, yet this arrangement is not typically la- belled as slavery, despite having no differences among the two. Some might argue that employees differ from slaves because they enter into such service willingly, whereas slaves are forcibly subjugated. However, this distinction is flawed, as it implies that selling oneself into slavery willingly would be permissible, [which is not the case]. If this is not permissible and an individual agrees to being enslaved, we must acknowledge that it still qualifies as slavery. Alternatively, one might argue that the ability of employees to terminate their employment distinguishes them from slaves. However, this rationale suggests that slavery is objectionable only when the enslaved cannot free themselves at will. And slavery, where the individual retains the option to free themselves, is not a genuine form of slavery. Slavery is an integral part of human civilisation In any case, the aforementioned examples undeniably illustrate that slavery is an integral part of human civ- ilisation, and its exact meaning remains ambiguous to our world. To delve deeper into this matter, we must 7