حازم الطيب
عضو ادارة عليــــــا
عدد المساهمات : 766
نقاط : 24944
تاريخ التسجيل : 06/12/2011
العمر : 55
الموقع : J H B
 المزاج : Allaah allaah is my lord and thier is no partners with him
 |  موضوع: Wisdom Behind Dietary Restrictions in Islam الثلاثاء 20 ديسمبر 2011 - 18:29 | |
| Wisdom Behind Dietary Restrictions in Islam |
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Bob: Tell me why is it that a
Muslim is very particular about
the words Halaal and Haraam;
what do they mean?
Yunus: That which is
permissible is termed Halaal and
that which is not permissible is
termed Haraam and it is the
Qur'an which draws the
distinction between the two
Bob: Can you give me an
example? |
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| Yunus: Yes, Islam has prohibited
consuming blood of any type.
You will agree that a chemical
analysis of blood shows that it
contains an abundance of uric
acid, a chemical substance which
can be injurious to human health
Bob: You're right about the toxic
nature of uric acid, in the human
being it is excreted as a waste
product and in fact we are told
that 98% of
the body's uric acid is extracted
from the blood by the kidneys and
removed through urination
Yunus: Now I think that you'll
appreciate the special prescribed
method of animal slaughter in
Islam.
Bob: What do you mean?
Yunus: You see, the wielder of
the knife, whilst taking the name
of the Almighty', makes an
incision through the jugular veins,
leaving all other veins and organs
intact.
Bob: I see, this causes the death
of the animal by a total loss of
blood from the body, rather than
an injury to any vital organ.
Yunus: Yes, were the organs,
example the heart, the liver, or the
brain crippled or damaged, the
animal could die immediately and
its blood would congeal in its
veins and would eventually
permeate the flesh. This implies
that the animal flesh would be
permeated and contaminated with
uric acid and therefore very
poisonous; only today did our
dieticians realize such a thing
Bob: Again, while on the topic of
food; why do Muslims condemn
the eating of pork or ham or any
foods related to pigs or swine.
Yunus: Actually, apart from the
Qur'an prohibiting the
consumption of pork, bacon (pig
flesh); in fact the Bible too in
Leviticus chapter 11, verse 8,
regarding swine it says, "Of their
flesh (of the swine another name
for pig) shall you not eat, and of
their carcass you shall not touch;
they are unclean to you." Further,
did you know that a pig cannot
be slaughtered at the neck for it
does not have a neck; that is
according to its natural anatomy?
A Muslim reasons that if the pig
was to be slaughtered and fit for
human consumption the Creator
would have provided it with a
neck. Nonetheless, all that aside, I
am sure you are well informed
about the harmful effects of the
consumption of pork, in any
form, be it pork chops, ham,
bacon.
Bob: The medical science finds
that there is a risk for various
diseases as the pig is found to be a
host for many parasites and
potential diseases.
Yunus: Yes, even apart from
that, as we talked about uric acid
content in the blood, it is
important to note that the pig's
biochemistry excretes only 2% of
its total uric acid content, the
remaining 98% remains as an
integral part of the body.
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