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The spiritual reason behind uttering God’s name on our food before eating it is given in 16:114. This is to constantly remember and be appreciative of God’s blessings on us: So eat from what God has provided for you, it is lawful and good and give thanks for God’s blessings, if you do worship Him.… Continue reading Halal Meat Part 16

Unless you are a butcher, you are not the person who has slaughtered the animal on your dinner table, and since the Quran is clear in holding people accountable only to their own work, then the only certain way to confirm that the name of God has been uttered on the meat is for each… Continue reading Halal Meat Part 15

Sadly, Muslims scholars have substituted God’s condition for making food lawful (uttering God’s name before eating food) by a new un-Quranic condition of their own making. In the process, they made slaughtering the only lawful method of killing an animal for its meat. There is no such restriction in the Quran. As a result of… Continue reading Halal Meat Part 14

You shall eat from that upon which God’s name has been pronounced, if you believe in His revelations. 6:118. The instruction in 6:118 to utter God’s name is not related to slaughtering. In addition, the instruction applies to eating any food and not just the meat of animals.

According to the ‘halal meat’ concept, an animal’s meat is halal only if it is slaughtered according to the Islamic way by a Muslim butcher who utters the basmalah before slaughtering the animal. Needless to say, none of these requirements are mentioned in the Quran, nor is there a rule in the Quran that states… Continue reading Halal Meat Part 12

The term ‘halal meat’, as used these days, is one that has no Quranic support, but is more a term exploited for commercial profit. The labelling of certain meat as ‘halal’ implies that all other meat is not halal. However, when we analyse the Quranic verses below we find that the sellers of such ‘halal… Continue reading Halal Meat Part 11

The prohibited foods and meat are detailed in 2:173, 5:3, 6:145 and 16:115. From these verses we have a clear account of what is halal (lawful) and what is haram (prohibited). He only prohibited for you carrion, blood, the flesh of the pig and what was dedicated to other than God, but if one is… Continue reading Halal Meat Part 10

Many Muslims speak about what is called ‘halal meat’ (lawful meat) without knowing the Quranic definition for this term! In addition, new converts to Islam in western countries are often bombarded with the instruction: Do not eat except halal meat. The Quran tells us that God is extremely displeased with those who prohibit anything that… Continue reading Halal Meat Part 9