Returning the Gaze: What Does the Bible Say About Slavery? | Khaled Abou El Fadl | Usuli Excerpts

In this excerpt from the Surah 2: Al Baqarah (Day 2) Halaqa, Dr. Khaled Abou El Fadl discusses biblical narratives to comment on returning the gaze to those who put the Qur’an under a microscope.
First, he reads from Leviticus chapter 27 which discusses the price of selling humans into slavery, a sharp contrast from the Qur’an. Note, The Khutbah the Professor also references is: What Happens When Artificial Intelligence (AI) Turns Islamophobic? Usuli Institute Khutbah, 8 Oct 21 • What Happens When Arti... .
Then, he makes a comment on verse 54 in the Qur’an to further describe the problem of Muslims failing to take their tradition seriously.
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[@shethewriter]

I haven't finished the bible but oh man. The sexism in there is so heavy I need long breaks. If anyone take any religious texts literally they're going to have a problem, no matter what religion.

[@kanizfatima3447]

It depends on how u read it tbh ! Many Christian women find liberation In their religion because they aren’t defined by anything other than their relationship to God or Jesus . It doesn’t matter how they look or what sins they have done or if they are married or not with kids it frees them

[@Walinator]

Beautifal words from the Professor! Inshallah people will learn and act on this.