Re: Why does Allah care if we eat pork or not?
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Paragonimus, discovered by Dr. Masson in 1880, live in the lungs of the pig causing pneumonia. There is still no means of killing this parasite in the tissues, neither has anyone found a method of expelling it. Patients having this infection suffer from cough with rusty sputum and have repeated attacks of profuse bleeding of the lungs.
Metastrongylus Apri, is a short and slender parasite whose presence in man’s lungs leads to bronchitis and pneumonia. Swine Erysipelas are found in the skin of the pig; always ready to pierce the skin of anyone in close contact with pigs through handling them. This results in fever and inflammation of the human skin.
Tubercle Bacillis, are parasites in pigs that are conveyed to the man via infected pork. The above information is extracted from an article written by Dr. Muhammad Ja’afar in the "Islamic Review of London " of January 1957 and from “Essential Review on Agriculture-Veterinary”, No.12 vol 2(1959) of Taiwan. According to the following table from “A Study of Nutrition”, published by Chung Ch’eng Press of Taiwan, the fat content in pork is the highest among all meats. MEAT PERCENTAGE OF FAT Fat pork 91% Fat beef 35% Lean pork 29% Lean beef 6% If you take two pieces of flesh pork and beef both of the same age and put them in the sun; the pork will rot first and then beef, but if the same meats are cooked, pork will be the last to be cooked. According to medical research, beef requires three hours to be digested but pork needs four hours.