What were the function and status of slaves within the Islamic world?

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Slaves were widely employed in irrigation, mining, and animal husbandry, but the most common uses were as soldiers, guards abd domestic workers

Slaves are mentioned in at least twenty-nine verses of the Quran

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food and resources were plentiful.

women were encouraged to marry later in life so they could work in factories.