History of concubinage in the Muslim world
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History of concubinage in the Muslim world
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Concubinage in the Muslim world was the practice of Muslim men entering into intimate relationships without marriage, with enslaved women, though in rare, exceptional cases, sometimes with free women. If the concubine gave birth to a child, she attained a higher status known as umm al-walad. It was a common practice in the Ancient Near East for the owners of slaves to have intimate relations with individuals considered their property, and Mediterranean societies, and had persisted among the thre
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_concubinage_in_the_Muslim_world
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2020-04-04T09:26:59Z
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2024-09-04T22:07:12Z
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