PROHIBITIONS

Pigs transmit a large number of bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases Pork accounts for 36% of the world’s meat intake. Interestingly, although Christians eat pork it is prohibited in the…

“حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ الْخِنزِير” (المائدة:3). “Forbidden to you (for food) are dead meat, blood and the flesh of swine” (Qur’an, 5: 3). Risks of Consuming Dead Meat (Carrion)…

“يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ ” البقرة:219. “They ask you about intoxicants and gambling. Say, ‘There is gross sin…

“يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ ” (البقرة:219). “They ask you about intoxicants and gambling. Say, ‘There is gross sin…

“وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ ۖ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ ۖ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ” البقرة :222 “And they ask you about menstruation: say, “It is harmful, so keep…

“وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِّنَا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا” (الإسراء:32). “Nor come near to adultery, for it is a shameful deed and an evil way” (Qur’an, 17:32). Each individual is…