Halal food Misconception.Siraj
Lamp of Islam Siraj Islam 19h Halal food misconceptions What are the prohibited foods and meats in the Quran? The only prohibited foods and meats in the Quran are: Dead meat, running blood, swine/rotten meat and what was dedicated to other than God (2:173, 6:145, 5:3, 16:115). Is eating anything of the above list a sin? We note that the above list is followed by the reassurance that even consuming anything of it is not a ‘sin’ if it is not done out of “willful disobedience or transgression” (2:173, 6:145, 16:115). And that, far more important is what is in our heart and mind (5:93, 6:118-119). Should we make a fuss about the so-called halal food? No. What people eat or partake is not really an issue as long as they live consciously and do good works (“Those who acknowledge and do good works bear no guilt for what they eat/partake as long as they are aware and acknowledge and do good works. 5:93”; cf. 6:118-119). Thus the actual emphasis in the Quran in matters like this, is on spi...