Why did Prophet Muhammad "display" his black slaves in his holy mosque like cattle?

Question

“…'Aisha further said, "Once the Prophet was screening me and I was watching the DISPLAY OF BLACK SLAVES IN THE MOSQUE and ('Umar) scolded them.” http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah/bukhari/015.sbt.html#002.015.103
"Allah's Apostle was on a journey and he had a BLACK SLAVE called Anjasha, and he was driving the camels" http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah/bukhari/073.sbt.html#008.073.182

If you are wondering how even one black person could believe in a religion, whose founding prophet enslaved members of their own race, let me say, in defense of blacks, that many Africans arent aware of these Hadiths even though they are from the popular and widely accepted "Bukari".

Furthermore, most blacks, as with all other races, havent studied the history of slavery and thus are not aware the Islam is easily the greatest slave trading institution of all human history. They commercialized slavery and established the first trade routes. They feed them even today.

Answer 1

Muhammad was not a Black, but Caucasian, and his having slaves is no different than white Christians having slaves. (Remember, a war was fought in the States over this----without them the economy of the South would have been in ruins).Slaves are mentioned throughout the Holy Scriptures. And, alot of Blacks are Christians..............no difference.

The worse slavers have been the blacks of Africa---------no matter what their religion was. They are the ones who gathered up the slaves to sell to the slave traders. There is still a very active slave trade there.........selling now mostly to other tribes.

Answer 2

Slaves are not = blacks whites also were slaves so you got it wrong about Islam.
Islam established the term Human Rights in areas like social classes quality, women rights

, abolishment of slavery where in past the world did not recognize any human rights
In the past women were sex propriety where the in west the catholic church called for one marriage only there was no freedom to divorce and men committed Adultery most of the time remember king Henry lovers

Answer 3

This is a false view , Islam abolished slavery.These hadiths were before the slavery abolish , before it was reviled to us.


Islam has abolished slavery and informed us all men and women are equal , all races are equal wether its black,asian,european or from all the world.

Answer 4

As opposed to all the Black slaves held in the American South or British Empire? Gee: wonder how they could all accept Christianity...

Answer 5

I need more information about this! Post resources showing Islams connection to North American slavery.

Answer 6

I can't agree more.

Answer 7

so ok then