Umm al-walad

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title: Umm al-walad
text: In the Muslim world, the title of umm al-walad was given to a slave-concubine who had given birth to her master's child. These women were regarded as property and could be sold by their owners, a practice that was permitted at the time under some strict rules and regulations from Muhammad. However, later after Muhammad’s death, Umar authorized a policy during his time as a caliph, that prohibited owners from selling or gifting their umm al-walads, and upon their owners deaths, they would be gran
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description: Arabic term for a slave-concubine that mothers a master's child
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umm_al-walad
date created: 2019-12-13T19:19:40Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T10:33:16Z
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