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Submitted by Debanjan Banerjee (India), Mar 2, 2010 at 11:21

DNM,

Atlantic Slave trade involved approximately 12 milllion innocent African people.

Source :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_slave_trade#Demographics

Arabs did make some slaves. I do condemn that. Arab slave trade is against the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) as shown in the following hadithe :

"There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab and for a non-Arab over an Arab, nor for the white over the black nor for black over the white except in piety."

I do not justify Arab slave trade. Arabs did took slaves and it was contrary to the teachings of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

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