Saturday, August 2, 2008

PORK FORBIDDEN

Question:


Why is the eating of pork forbidden in Islam?



Answer:


The fact that consumption of pork is prohibited in Islam is well known. The


following points explain various aspects of this prohibition:



1. Pork prohibited in Qur’an


The Qur’an prohibits the consumption of pork in no less than 4 different places.


It is prohibited in 2:173, 5:3, 6:145 and 16:115.


“Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine,


and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah.”


[Al-Qur’an 5:3]


The above verses of the Holy Qur’an are sufficient to satisfy a Muslim as to why


pork is forbidden.



2. Pork prohibited in the Bible


The Christian is likely to be convinced by his religious scriptures. The Bible


prohibits the consumption of pork, in the book of Leviticus


“And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he cheweth


not the cud; he is unclean to you”.


“Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch,


they are unclean to you.” [Leviticus 11:7-8]



Pork is also prohibited in the Bible in the book of Deuteronomy


“And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud,


it is unclean unto you. Ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their


dead carcass.” [Deuteronomy 14:8]


A similar prohibition is repeated in the Bible in the book of Isaiah chapter 65 verse 2-5.



3. Consumption of pork causes several diseases


The other non-Muslims and atheists will agree only if convinced through reason,


logic and science. Eating of pork can cause no less than seventy different types


of diseases. A person can have various helminthes like roundworm, pinworm,


hookworm, etc. One of the most dangerous is Taenia Solium, which is in lay


man’s terminology called tapeworm. It harbours in the intestine and is very long.


Its ova i.e. eggs, enter the blood stream and can reach almost all the organs of


the body. If it enters the brain it can cause memory loss. If it enters the heart it


can cause heart attack, if it enters the eye it can cause blindness, if it enters the


liver it can cause liver damage. It can damage almost all the organs of the body.


Another dangerous helminthes is Trichura Tichurasis.



A common misconception about pork is that if it is cooked well, these ova die.


In a research project undertaken in America, it was found that out of twenty-four


people suffering from Trichura Tichurasis, twenty two had cooked the pork very


well. This indicates that the ova present in the pork do not die under normal


cooking temperature.



4. Pork has fat building material


Pork has very little muscle building material and contains excess of fat. This fat


gets deposited in the vessels and can cause hypertension and heart attack. It is


not surprising that over 50% of Americans suffer from hypertension.



5. Pig is one of the filthiest animals on earth


The pig is one of the filthiest animals on earth. It lives and thrives on muck,


faeces and dirt. It is the best scavenger that I know that God has produced. In


the villages they don’t have modern toilets and the villagers excrete in the open


air. Very often excreta is cleared by pigs.


Some may argue that in advanced countries like Australia, pigs are bred in very


clean and hygienic conditions. Even in these hygienic conditions the pigs are


kept together in sties. No matter how hard you try to keep them clean they are


filthy by nature. They eat and enjoy their own as well as their neighbour’s


excreta.



6. Pig is the most shameless animal


The pig is the most shameless animal on the face of the earth. It is the only


animal that invites its friends to have sex with its mate. In America, most people


consume pork. Many times after dance parties, they have swapping of wives;


i.e. many say “you sleep with my wife and I will sleep with your wife.” If you eat


pigs then you behave like pigs.


By Dr. Zakir Naik

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