i hope it's this easy

Just a little food for thought.

Reasons for Halal n Haram (credit: Mc Koh)


Bob: Tell me why is it that a Muslim is
very
particular about the words
Halal and Haram; what do they mean?

Yunus: That which is permissible is termed
Halal
and that which is not permissible is termed
Haram
and it is the Quran which draws the distinction
between the two.

Bob: Can you give me an example?

Yunus: Yes, Islam has prohibited 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 dietitians
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 Quran
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 diseaseas 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.

and then yunus and bob lived happily ever after. oh what a sweet story