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Slave ownership by Muhammad (view source)
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Historical and contemporary accounts suggest '''Muhammad''', the founder of [[Islam]], '''owned many slaves'''. [[Muhammad]] never tried to abolish [[slavery]], instead he himself became involved in the slave trade.<ref name=BBC>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/slavery_3.shtml Muhammad and slavery] ''BBC''</ref> Noted American sociologist [[Rodney Stark]] in his book ''For the Glory of God'' documented "Muhammad bought, sold, captured, and owned slaves".<ref name="FGG">{{cite book
Historical and contemporary accounts suggest '''Muhammad''', the founder of [[Islam]], '''owned many slaves'''. [[Muhammad]] never tried to abolish [[slavery]], instead he himself became involved in the slave trade.<ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/slavery_3.shtml Muhammad and slavery] ''BBC''</ref> Noted American sociologist [[Rodney Stark]] in his book ''For the Glory of God'' documented "Muhammad bought, sold, captured, and owned slaves".<ref name="FGG">{{cite book
|author= Rodney Stark
|author= Rodney Stark
|title= For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery
|title= For the Glory of God: How Monotheism Led to Reformations, Science, Witch-Hunts, and the End of Slavery