by: Dr Zakir Naik
Pork Forbidden
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 man’s 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 neighbour’s 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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