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The Timbuktu Scholar Who Argued Against Slavery
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the life and work of Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti, a 16th-century scholar from Timbuktu who wrote a landmark legal treatise arguing against the enslavement of free Muslims. They discuss his fatwa 'Mi'raj al-Su'ud' (The Ladder of Ascension), which challenged the Saadian invasion and the mass enslavement that followed. The episode covers the historical context of the Songhai Empire's collapse, the role of race and religion in slavery, and how Ahmad Baba's arguments drew on Maliki jurisprudence and his own experience as a captive in…
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