Muhammad The Liberator of Mankind — Page 8
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmadra come to terms with one of two possibilities. Firstly, we must acknowledge that slavery exists and will persist in our world, asserting that it is indispensable for societal functioning. Alternatively, we may adopt the perspective that, like many other aspects of human existence, slavery is acceptable in certain contexts and unacceptable in oth- ers, lawful under specific conditions and unlawful under others. Therefore, without appropriate constraints, we cannot outright condemn it nor can we fully sanction its practice. The origins of slavery in our world Following this introduction, let's delve into the origins of slavery in our world. Examining human history, we observe that in the early stages of human exist- ence, when the human conscience was not yet fully developed, moral understanding was rudimentary and people were unfamiliar with the intricacies of morality and lacked moral customs. Individuals, when faced with obstacles, resorted to one solution: elimination, typically through killing their rival. At that time, humans lacked the capacity to comprehend alternative means of defence beyond the killing of their opponent. Thus, murder was perceived as a viable solution and a fundamental method of self-preservation. In this era, killings resulting from conflicts were not deemed morally reprehensible; rather, 8