Muhammad The Liberator of Mankind — Page 20
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmadra of has been upheld in society because of the progress civilisation, solutions to the associated hardships have not been adequately addressed. However, the Messen- ger of Allah, Muhammadsas, has offered a solution to this dilemma. In an Islamic nation, it is the govern- ment's, or in other words, the collective responsibility of all citizens to ensure that individual is pro- vided with food, essential clothing, and shelter. By fulfilling this obligation, one of the [main] necessities that drives free individuals into slavery is abolished. Enslavement resulting from worldly every battles is forbidden I will now elaborate on the circumstances in which slavery has been deemed permissible. This occurs when two nations engage in conflict due to a grievance or dispute, and the victorious nation takes individuals from the defeated nation as captives. Islam unequiv- ocally rejects the enslavement resulting from worldly battles and provides the same guidance for this sce- nario as previously mentioned. Firstly, efforts should be made to prevent such conflicts altogether. If pre- vention proves unsuccessful, the resolution of these conflicts should prioritise reconciliation and be based solely on [justice] and the restoration of rights, with- out resorting to enslavement. Islam establishes a rule 20 20