Muhammad The Liberator of Mankind — Page 25
Muhammadas the Liberator of Mankind contradicting the true purpose of life. Such individuals aim to deprive mankind of achieving their lofty goals by considering the sacrifice of millions of lives as accept- able. Consequently, those who exhibit such ignorance are considered [to possess intellect even] lower than that of children and merit prolonged captivity. However, in situations where the government lacks the resources to maintain a regular army and the financial burden of battles falls upon the citizens, the most effective method of detaining prisoners is by dividing them to help cover battle expenses. Conversely, when the government possesses a proper army and can afford war expenditures and the citizens do not bear the cost of war, prisoners will not be distributed and are instead held in government custody. How Islam removed the prejudice surrounding slavery One of the intolerable aspects of subordination was the humiliating treatment of subordinates, a factor which contributed to the hatred of slavery. However, Islam's directive that a master should provide a slave with the same food and clothing as themselves, refrain from assigning tasks beyond the slave's capabilities, avoid tasks the master would not do alongside the slave, and refrain from physical abuse-knowing that such abuse would 25