Final Abolition, 1846
Final Abolition, 1846
DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813044828.003.0007
Chapter 6 analyses Ahmad Bey's justification for abolition, emancipation of slaves, and the final edict sent to the al-Majlis al-Shar'i in the form of a religious petition. It discusses the legal basis of this petition and interrogates the historical, religious, moral, political, and secular arguments employed by Ahmad Bey for abolition.
Keywords: Mass emancipation, Sharia Council, Sidi Mahrez, 'Atqa, Manumission document, 'Abid, Ibn Abi Diyaf, 'Istifta', Bilad al-Sudan, Illegal enslavement
