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As it has been throughout the history of our world and all our world’s religions, slavery was a fact of life in the first days of Islam, as an alternative to death and starvation resulting as a consequence of war. But despite that, Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the revelation he brought declared unequivocally that all peoples, regardless of status, race, creed or religion are equals before our Creator, and enjoined kindness to slaves, requiring that they be fed, clothed and housed equally to their masters, and made freeing slaves a meritorious act.

The International Muslim Abolitionist Movement (IMAM) is created in the belief that Muslims have a special role to play when it comes to the work of abolition, because of the example of Muhammad (peace be upon him), who’s family, friends and companions personally freed almost 40 thousand slaves in his own lifetime, and who dedicated himself to creating a world where all peoples, regardless of race, creed, status or religion can thrive. To honor his legacy, we will assist you to grow a thriving abolitionist program in your backyard by providing platforms for active engagement.

Muslims Living Differently

The IMAM challenges followers of the Qur’an to Live Differently by faithfully engaging in the work of modern-day abolition. We must stand and walk with the 30 million enslaved. It is time to combat human trafficking in our backyards and around the globe.

The IMAM includes four action steps for you to choose from to participate in:

• Relate Differently – Help curb the demand the drives sex trafficking in your backyard.
• Buy Differently – Participate in a campaign to end child trafficking in the chocolate industry.
• Work Differently – Work with your company to pledge to eradicate forced labor from its supply chain or work within the abolitionist movement.
• Play Differently – Athletes in your community raising awareness and funds.

International Muslim Abolitionist Movement Commitments

1. Engage your local faith community in the fight against slavery.  Incorporate the issues into mosque life and worship, study of the Qur’an, pray and lead sermons against slavery, encourage study groups and teams to actively work on behalf of survivors and organizations on the front lines, and challenge ecclesiastic structures to adopt policies, practices, and theologies that reflect Muhammad’s stance on slavery (peace be upon him).
2. Connect with the Muslim point person; info (at) imam dot net and/or the Not For Sale’s Director of the Abolitionist Faith Community: Kevin (at) notforsalecampaign dot org.
3. Participate in Freedom Salat (more on this soon)
4. Consider joining our monthly donor program