... the Janissaries. This method would last for hundreds of years until the eighteenth century when it was outlawed under the rule of Ahmet III. This practice was very controversial from the very beginning and was a cause for a lot of criticism. According to the Quran, slavery was outlawed as " ... were all encompassing and provided liberties to non-Muslims in the form of freedom of religion. The forceful conversion of people was strictly prohibited, a practice that was greatly employed by Europe at the time. Social life between Muslims and non-Muslims also benefited in the Ottoman Empire...

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