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What makes food Halal?

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    Rekkd
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    MOF why is that you claim the Gospel is still very close to what Jesus taught yet it's interpretation claims he's the son of God. I know you have a different view but the Gospels are several books. The Quran is one, chances of misinterpretation is lower, but I believe there is. However, never to associate anything with God is mentioned pretty much everywhere.

    You said Allah is not God, I gave you a verse and asked for your translation of it, using lexicons or wtvr you want.

    351

    According to you, what does this mean?

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      Adam_The_Warner
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      MOF why is that you claim the Gospel is still very close to what Jesus taught yet it's interpretation claims he's the son of God. I know you have a different view but the Gospels are several books. The Quran is one, chances of misinterpretation is lower, but I believe there is. However, never to associate anything with God is mentioned pretty much everywhere.

      You said Allah is not God, I gave you a verse and asked for your translation of it, using lexicons or wtvr you want.

      351

      According to you, what does this mean?

      It's you who divided the Gospel, but in fact the Gospel is one. Don't get confused, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the first 4 chapters explain who Jesus, son of Mary, the Messiah was from different angles.

      And i am not going to discuss the "wallad" and son subject without learning Greek and Arabic. Of course God doesn't have a child. None is equal to Him.

      For example, we read, that Jesus, son of Mary, the Messiah didn't know when the Hour was to come, but only God does know. Or that he told them not to call him Good, because he said that only God is good. And a lot of other verses clearly tell us that Jesus, son of Mary, the Messiah is a servant, a messenger, a prophet, a Messiah fulfilled with the Holy Spirit instead of what sectarians say about him and hes mother. That's why he warned us against the anti-christ, those who oppose him.

      In Arabic we use the word Allah for God.

      In Hebrew we use the word Elohim for God.

      In Aramaic we use the word Elaha for God.

      In Greek we use the word Theos for God.

      And all beautiful names belong to Him, the Lord of the Throne.

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        good_logic
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        Peace .
        On the subject of halal/haram...
        Each individual ( Yes you!)make their own food halal /haram. Nothing else makes your food anything. Just follow GOD s instructions/commands and enjoy.
        Bon appetit.
        GOD bless.
        Peace

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          Man_of_Faith
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          Rekkd,

          Those Gospel testimonies are gathered sayings of Jesus. The actual Gospel is Jesus elaboration and not a physical book. If one knows Jesus' lesson they know the Gospel. And Jesus' lesson is well documented in his recorded sayings. It just takes knowing what he truly meant through them. Jesus did not explain the why behind the ten directives, but he did give hints for the witted and the witted one obviously sees that it is what leads to the darkness associated with the directives which is what one ought to stay away from. Jesus did never teach that the instinct is the cause of those thoughts to arise, but that I teach now since Quran is supposed to be manifested and bring light on past teachings, in my world.

          "Son" is not intended biologically and is on soul level and means Jesus found his innate spirit of God within himself as he had rejected the spirit of the flesh. We all possess a "seed" of God's spirit within ourselves which needs to be developed and one does so through finding their true selves. It is what Jesus means by saying "if you know yourself you will know the Father". And father in Arabic is a word not necessarily with a biological connotation and it refers to one's originator (the origin) and Jesus therefore meant you will find out about yourself if you find out about your originating source.

          In your passage you have the word for God in it, i.e. Rabb. Allah means Who Is Being. Full root of meaning The Like and Arabic's third person singular . My God and your God it says through Rabb with different pronoun suffixes. It begins saying "It is Being my God and your God". God is a bad translation of Rabb though which word in Arabic means Developer. But now I did something which annoys the administration of this forum and I must make a disclaimer that this is my opinion and it is giving you an idea. (If it is true or not is still up to you). After all you asked me for a translation.

          Be well
          Amenuel

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            Man_of_Faith
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            But let yourselves and myself go back to the topic of the thread.

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              Rekkd
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              No please give me the full translation of that verse, according to your interpretation. Since "It is being my God and your God" doesnt make sense when we read the rest of the verse.

              This is more important to me than this topic, because your claim is very strong and I have been trying for a while to look at this with your point of view and it doesnt make sense to me.

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                No please give me the full translation of that verse, according to your interpretation. Since "It is being my God and your God" doesnt make sense when we read the rest of the verse.

                This is more important to me than this topic, because your claim is very strong and I have been trying for a while to look at this with your point of view and it doesnt make sense to me.

                351 is a continuation of the previous passage.

                "...(It) is being like my Rabb and your Rabb in servitude to him that is a straight/right path".

                The actual clause of 351 begins with a word from the earlier verse 350 which is and means " being prepared for and be able/capable to". Obviously this does not say much but one would need to retranslate the whole context in order to make out what it likes to say. I have not yet started working on this chapter in my project study.

                Despite that it is clearly disproved that I make this discussion on this forum I will present what this phrase from 350 says

                And offer what is not clear by the means of the Torat, i.e. he (Jesus) was there to clarify the intent with the Torat.

                Anyways, this is my opinion and my interpretation and that is a disclaimer for me. I neither claim it to be true or not in order not to run into problems with the administration.

                Be well
                Amenuel

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                  Rekkd
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                  351 is a continuation of the previous passage.

                  "...(It) is being like my Rabb and your Rabb in servitude to him that is a straight/right path".

                  The actual clause of 351 begins with a word from the earlier verse 350 which is and means " being prepared for and be able/capable to". Obviously this does not say much but one would need to retranslate the whole context in order to make out what it likes to say. I have not yet started working on this chapter in my project study.

                  Despite that it is clearly disproved that I make this discussion on this forum I will present what this phrase from 350 says

                  And offer what is not clear by the means of the Torat, i.e. he (Jesus) was there to clarify the intent with the Torat.

                  Anyways, this is my opinion and my interpretation and that is a disclaimer for me. I neither claim it to be true or not in order not to run into problems with the administration.

                  Be well
                  Amenuel

                  You pretty much changed the meaning of every word. Thx for your translation and explanation

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                    Salam,

                    the hypocrites will try to get as much money as possible through this confusion.

                    What do you or anyone else think the butchers are saying to make food "halal"?

                    They say "In the name of God"; Bismillah.

                    Nowhere in Quran does it say that "Bismillah" must be uttered by a butcher or an imam etc.

                    Also, how do we know they slaughter the animals? I have always held the thought a machine and a tape recorder would profit them more ;D

                    Buy meat, mention the name of God.

                    6119 And why should you not eat that on which the name of God has
                    been mentioned, when He has fully detailed to you what has been
                    made forbidden; except what you are forced to? Many misguide
                    by their desires without knowledge; your Lord is fully aware of
                    the transgressors.

                    There is of course a trust issue with the halal-marked food. What if they haven't mentioned the name of God? It's just better to do it ourselves, or if a believer shares.

                    Salam

                    Salam,

                    Read the bold. I might have been wrong on what I wrote. When reading verse 2236 it says "remember" instead of "mention" the name of God. I'm conflicted whether this verse is actually telling us to remember the name of God inside our heads, or to utter the name of God. I'm leaning more towards uttering as it says "upon them".

                    2236
                    And the plump livestock, We have made them for you to be among
                    the symbols of God; you will have benefit in them. So remember
                    the name of God upon them in succession; then, once their sides
                    have become still, you may eat from them and feed with them the
                    poor and the needy. It was thus that We have commissioned them
                    for you, that you may be thankful.

                    What do you think?

                    Salam

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                      Wakas
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                      Do you guys agree with this article?
                      http//www.quran-islam.org/articles/halal_meat_(P1156).html

                      Why yes or why no?

                      If I for example were to buy chicken (without a halal label on it) from a simple (not islamic) supermarket and just mention the name of God on it before I eat it, does that make it halal?

                      That article is reasonable.

                      To my knowledge, the primary difference between certified "Halal" meat and ordinary meat in Europe/USA is that the former is "blessed" prior to slaughter. This "blessing" is commonly done via an audio recording that is played in the background on repeat/loop.

                      The Quran is pragmatic and fairly clear on this issue, e.g. 2236 states mention/recall/remember God's name upon them prior to slaughter if one is doing the slaughter, BUT in 54 it allows for this to be done AFTER the animal has been caught (and likely killed) by hunting dog/bird. In other words, if one is in a position to mention/remember/recall the name of God prior to slaughter that's fine, but it can also be done after the animal has been killed.

                      Some may consider 54 an exception but taking into account the wider context (see article) the evidence seems to suggest the above is the sensible interpretation.

                      Of course there is advantages to doing the slaughter as it would likely mean you know how the animal has been reared, fed, treated etc. Being humane towards animals is an underlying aim, see
                      http//misconceptions-about-islam.com/halal-meat.html

                      All information is correct to the best of my knowledge only and thus should not be taken as a fact. One should always seek knowledge and verify for themselves when possible: 17:36, 20:114, 35:28, 49:6, 58:11.

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                        Timotheus
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                        We should study the Torah to understand this whole "Halal" doctrine. Doesn't the Quran tell the people of the Book that they have no bases if they do not uphold the Torah and the Gospel, and we know for certain that the Quran also is a Book.

                        How can someone understand the alphabet when learning just the last few letters. How can someone understand a book by reading only the last volume?

                        Especially with ruling, we see that sects do not know when or how to stop when it comes to "Halal" and "Haram". So watch out, make your homework guys!

                        How many times did God call the Torah and the Gospel a guidance. We can't ignore it, and take sites as free-minds etc. as the guidance and the light over them. That's plain idolatry.

                        I advice all of you to read the Torah to understand subjects like "Halal" food. It's very very detailed when it comes to the details.

                        For example, i stopped eating shrimps, because i see it as "Not Halaal", just like pigs etc.

                        Salaam,

                        The choice is yours but the way I see it is thus,

                        The verse you mentioned is 'tell the people of the book that they have no basis until they uphold the Torah and the gospel and what is revealed in this from your Lord, and what is revealed in this will certainly increase many of them in transgression' or thereabouts

                        Make life way for yourself, Quran clearly states that 'this day all good foods are made lawful for you.. except what is mentioned (as haram) that being blood, the flesh of swine, 'dead meat' and that which is dedicated to other than God unless afflicted to do so without the desire to be in opposition to God, for example if that's all you have or you live in a country where all food is dedicated to idols etc

                        The judgement of God is the best to follow

                        You raised a valid point though of the necessity of those who follow Quran to read the previous scriptures, because it helps to fill in the blanks, for example the saying that all food was lawful to the children of Israel except what Israel forbade himself before the Torah was revealed, without looking into the tanakh I would not have a clue what it was talking about

                        Sadly the fact that many of us neglect the previous scriptures in favour of the Quran, the whole Quran and nothing but the Quran leads to many a division and allot of misguidance, especially since we should strive to learn Arabic to understand the Quran, and if one knows Arabic you can pretty much pick up on much of the bible, although the script is harder to read, and God only ever mentions one book. As far as I understand

                        Peace

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                          That article doesn't talk about animal welfare. Factory farm raised animals are not halal because of the way the animals are treated. We shouldn't be supporting an industry that abuses animals and deprives them of their basic needs such as space, fresh air, grass, and sunlight.

                          "And the earth He has made for all creatures." (5510)

                          "He brought forth from it its water and pasture.
                          And the mountains He fixed firmly.
                          All this to be a provision for you and your livestock." (7931-33)

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                            Aladin_from_Azra_tribe
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                            Very interesting examples.

                            Dobrodo?la welcome

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                              That article doesn't talk about animal welfare. Factory farm raised animals are not halal because of the way the animals are treated. We shouldn't be supporting an industry that abuses animals and deprives them of their basic needs such as space, fresh air, grass, and sunlight.

                              "And the earth He has made for all creatures." (5510)

                              "He brought forth from it its water and pasture.
                              And the mountains He fixed firmly.
                              All this to be a provision for you and your livestock." (7931-33)

                              Why would humans have livestock if they're not going to eat them?

                              Yes God has made the earth for all creatures, yet in his system these creatures eat each other. Thus nothing wrong with eating beef, chicken or wtvr.

                              For males, going vegan or vegetarian decreases testosterone, unless that male goes on a strict diet which becomes very hard to maintain.

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                                Why would humans have livestock if they're not going to eat them?

                                Yes God has made the earth for all creatures, yet in his system these creatures eat each other. Thus nothing wrong with eating beef, chicken or wtvr.

                                For males, going vegan or vegetarian decreases testosterone, unless that male goes on a strict diet which becomes very hard to maintain.

                                Salam

                                Imo, too. It is not about eating meat or not, but the way it is produced and if we are respecting or not His creation

                                260 (...) "Eat and drink from the provisions of God, and do not roam (ta'thaw) the earth as corrupters (muf'sidina) ."

                                PRL Ayn-Tha-Waw = to do evil, perpetrate crime, act corruptly/wickedly
                                PRL Fa-Sin-Dal = to become evil/corrupted, invalid, decomposed, bad/spoiled/tainted, wrong, vicious, make mischief or foul deal. fasad - corruption/violence.

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                                  That article doesn't talk about animal welfare. Factory farm raised animals are not halal because of the way the animals are treated. We shouldn't be supporting an industry that abuses animals and deprives them of their basic needs such as space, fresh air, grass, and sunlight.

                                  "And the earth He has made for all creatures." (5510)

                                  "He brought forth from it its water and pasture.
                                  And the mountains He fixed firmly.
                                  All this to be a provision for you and your livestock." (7931-33)

                                  Peace, you shouldn't assert that something is not halal when God has not forbidden it explicitly, as we are reminded in the Quran, it is inventing a lie about God

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                                    Why would humans have livestock if they're not going to eat them?

                                    Yes God has made the earth for all creatures, yet in his system these creatures eat each other. Thus nothing wrong with eating beef, chicken or wtvr.

                                    For males, going vegan or vegetarian decreases testosterone, unless that male goes on a strict diet which becomes very hard to maintain.

                                    I didn't say anything about not eating meat.
                                    Not sure where you got your information from but studies show the opposite actually, vegan men have higher testosterone. Look it up.

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                                      Rekkd
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                                      I didn't say anything about not eating meat.
                                      Not sure where you got your information from but studies show the opposite actually, vegan men have higher testosterone. Look it up.

                                      Ok so better treatment of animals, I thought you're one of those vegans that would start shaming people for eating meat, since your first post is kinda related to that.

                                      I'm sorry but studies show that vegans have lower testosterone unless they go on very strict diets which makes it very hard to maintain for long periods of time. Ofcourse you'll find different points of view from different sources. In the end it just depends on personal preferences.

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                                        How can anyone say no to this

                                        http//www.tuckingawesome.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/grilled-pepper-steak.jpg

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                                          Amra94
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                                          Ok so better treatment of animals, I thought you're one of those vegans that would start shaming people for eating meat, since your first post is kinda related to that.

                                          I'm sorry but studies show that vegans have lower testosterone unless they go on very strict diets which makes it very hard to maintain for long periods of time. Ofcourse you'll find different points of view from different sources. In the end it just depends on personal preferences.

                                          Depends who's funding the studies and how much exercise the participants get..
                                          When it comes to vegan diet, idk what this "strict diet" is that you're talking about. Simply increasing fat intake will raise T. levels. Obviously the focus should be on eating healthy fats, not saturated fat. Most healthy fats come from plants anyway.

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