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[quote]Assalaamu Alaikum.

Is there enough evidence that the Prophet kept her as a slavegirl, in order to avoid offending the Egyptian ruler? I suppose he was also in a marriage contract with a lady at the time?

What I don't get from the argument, in this case, that slavery was abolished slowly (which as an independent fact seems right) is that the Prophet, sws, despite being the messenger of Allah's laws, kept such relations while trying to establish an anti-slavery trend in the society. Is the argument of evolutionary inducement justification enough for us, for him to have kept relations with her in order to demonstrate how slaves ought to be treated? Do we see him demonstrating how to gradually rid oneself of alcoholism?

The Qur'an suggests that Prophets are God's chosen ones on the basis of their character and purity prior to their first wahi. So why would he even be inclined to keep slavegirls?

Wasalaam.
[P.S. I love my Prophet (sws), so please refrain from blaming me of blasphemy. If anything, I'm either trying to understand why he kept a slavegirl if he did, or to abssolve him of a possible myth.][/quote]

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