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 mans 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 neighbours 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. We Indians look upon
America to be very advanced and sophisticated.
Whatever they do, we follow after a few years.
According to an article in Island magazine, this
practice of swapping wives has become common in
the affluent circles of Bombay.
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