The Quranic View of Human Freedom

by Dr. Basharat Ahmad

Table of Contents:

  • Part 1:
    • The Quranic Standard of Freedom
    • The First Call for Freedom
    • The Modern Champions of Freedom
    • Every form of Bondage Abolished
      • Man, the Lord of Creation
      • Equality among Mankind
        • Common Origin
      • Freedom from Political Bondage
      • Freedom from Blind following and Intellectual Bondage
      • Freedom from Social Bondage
      • Freedom from Sex Inferiority
      • Deliverance from Economic Bondage
      • Freedom from Obedience to the Devil and Sensual Desires
      • Freedom from Ignorance
      • Deliverance of the Weak from the Bondage of the Mighty
    • The Quran Prevents Slavery Forever
    • The Gradual Emancipation of Slaves
      • Injunctions about Improving the lot of Slaves
      • How to effect Gradual Emancipation
    • A Challenge
  • Part 2:
    • No Cohabitation without Marriage
    • The First Injunction
    • The Second Injunction
    • The Third Injunction
    • The Fourth Injunction
    • An Objection
    • The Sunnah of the Prophet [Muhammad (pbuh)]
    • The Example of the Companions
    • Previous Practice is no Religious Law
    • The Holy Quran does not Legalise Slavery
    • The Two Ways of Reform
      • The Immediate Reform
      • The Gradual Reform
    • The Testimony of History