Fugitives __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text FUGITIVES (1) A fugitive slave, either male of female, is call abiq ابق. The capture of a fugitive slave is a laudable act, and the captor is entitled to a reward of forty dirhams. (2) A fugitive on account of religion is called muhajir محاجر. Special blessings are promised on those who flee their country on account of their being Muslims. Surah iv 101: "Whosoever flees in the way of God shall find in the earth a spacious refuge." Surah xxii 57: "Those who flee in God's way and then are slain or die, God will provide them with a godly provision." [SLAVES, MUHAJIR.] Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail