Please brother and sisters
I need to give a lecture ( bullet point to a company ) on the above mentioned topic, reason i asked this question because its in Quran-e-Pak that it is forbidden, but please give me reasons, both regilious and medically. please attach any links needed
thanx
Why is Pork Forbidden?
Question: Why is the eating of pork forbidden in Islam?
Answer: 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. Its 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 a name other than that of 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, as he divideth 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 chapter 11 verse 7 and 8:
Pork is also prohibited 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 chapter 14 verse 8:
A similar prohibition is repeated 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 in a layman’s terminology is 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 and 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 Taenia 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
Taenia tichurasis, twenty two had cooked the pork very well. This indicates that the ovas 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.
how come population that eat pigs eg japan average life span is highest?
anybody have any statistics how many chinese and japanese die due
to pork diet?
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**how come population that eat pigs eg japan average life span is highest? anybody have any statistics how many chinese and japanese die due to pork diet?
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i think there is, currently, a 124 year old Muslim Chechnyan woman who is believed to be the oldest person in the world (could be wrong about this though, read it on BBC, didn't save the URL so i can't verify this statement until i find the link).
Regarding your last question, there should be some statistics to show whether not eating pork has any adverse or negative effects upon the mortality rates of people in Muslim-majority countries. i'm sure it doesn't adversely affect Muslim peoples' diet in any way.
The longevity seen in Japanese and Chinese societies could be due to a variety of factors in their diet - meditation and eating insects for one thing. BTW i'm not kidding about the latter - in some Oriental societies, they regularly eat insects that are believed to be beneficial for their health. It's a centuries-old practice that still hasn't faded away until today; it's believed to have many nutritional benefits, as do their traditional herbs and alternative forms of medicines. Maybe that increases their longevity rather than eating pork?
So one person in Chechnya as a data point has proven that Pork is bad. Meanwhile 65 million data points are refuted because one of them did not live to 189 years.
Pig organs are also closely resemble Humans. Lean Pork meat has less cholesterol than chicken.
There are more medical benefits to eating pork than tapeworm. Cows have tapeworm as well.
“Pig is a shameless animal”= hahahahahahaha 
This is too much. Now we are attaching morality to animal sexuality. But sure…marry four wives if you want. lol!
^ Why is beef haraam? To be fair I think cows are more shameless than pigs considering their udders are man-handled frequently :D
^ exactly...why is beef harram?
"You are what you eat"
Eating the meat of the pig is said to contribute to lack of morality and shame, plus greed for wealth, laziness, indulgence, dirtiness and gluttony. We insult a person by calling him or her a "Pig" when they demonstrate these characteristics. Muslims are forbidden by God to eat the meat of the pig .
This is detailed in verses 2:173, 5:3, 6:145, and 16:115 of the Qur'an. An exemplary verse is quoted here: "He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without willful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits, then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Is Pork Forbidden to Muslims Only?
The Jews and Christians are also forbidden from eating pork. Here is a quote from the Old Testament to that effect: "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 carcase." Deuteronomy 14:8
Many Christians believe that this verse was directed only at the Jews. But Jesus himself says during the Sermon on the Mount; "Think not that I am come to destroy the Law, or the Prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." Some Christians say that, after a vision by St. Peter, God cleansed all animals and made them fit and lawful for human consumption. If ALL animals are cleansed by Peter's vision, this includes dogs, cats, vultures, and rats: but you just don't see people getting excited about a cat-meat sandwich like they do over barbecued pork or bacon. Others say that it was Paul who rescinded the law forbidding pork to humans, in order to appease the Romans, who enjoyed the taste of pig-meat. Many excuses have been given, but none are very sound.
Many Far Eastern traditions also discourage the eating of pork. The 3,000 year old Confucian Book of Rites says, "Agentleman does not eat the flesh of pigs and dogs." Although many Chinese are avid eaters of pork today, physicians of ancient China recognized pork-eating as the root of many human ailments. Buddhists, Jains and Hindus usually avoid eating any kind of meat.
*Bad effects of pork consumption: *
Pig's bodies contain many toxins, worms and latent diseases. Although some of these infestations are harbored in other animals, modern veterinarians say that pigs are far more predisposed to these illnesses than other animals. This could be because pigs like to scavenge and will eat any kind of food, including dead insects, worms, rotting carcasses, excreta (including their own), garbage, and other pigs.
Influenza (flu) is one of the most famous illnesses which pigs share with humans. This illness is harbored in the lungs of pigs during the summer months and tends to affect pigs and humans in the cooler months. Sausage contains bits of pigs' lungs, so those who eat pork sausage tend to suffer more during epidemics of influenza. Pig meat contains excessive quantities of histamine and imidazole compounds, which can lead to itching and inflammation; growth hormone, which promotes inflammation and growth; sulphur-containing mesenchymal mucus, which leads to swelling and deposits of mucus in tendons and cartilage, resulting in arthritis, rheumatism, etc.
Sulfur helps cause firm human tendons and ligaments to be replaced by the pig's soft mesenchymal tissues, and degeneration of human cartilage. Eating pork can also lead to gallstones and obesity, probably due to its high cholesterol and saturated fat content. The pig is the main carrier of the taenia solium worm, which is found it its flesh. These tapeworms are found in human intestines with greater frequency in nations where pigs are eaten. This type of tapeworm can pass through the intestines and affect many other organs, and is incurable once it reaches beyond a certain stage. One in six people in the US and Canada has trichinosis from eating trichina worms which are found in pork. Many people have no symptoms to warn them of this, and when they do, they resemble symptoms of many other illnesses. These worms are not noticed during meat inspections, nor are they killed by salting or smoking. Few people cook the meat long enough to kill the trichinae. The rat (another scavenger) also harbors this disease. There are dozens of other worms, germs, diseases and bacteria which are commonly found in pigs, many of which are specific to the pig, or found in greater frequency in pigs.
Pigs are biologically similar to humans, and their meat is said to taste similar to human flesh. Pigs have been used for dissection in biology labs due to the similarity between their organs and human organs. People with insulin-dependent diabetes usually inject themselves with pig insulin
matsui .. my ignorant friend
Islam allows Muslim man to have upto four wives if he can do justice between them. By “doing Justice” means that man should give equal and same means of life to all his wives. That is, same type of accommodation, same food, distribute his days equally to all of them, whatever he provides to one he must provide to others too.
It’s very difficult for a man to do justice with more than one wife. That’s why Islam says to marry only one woman if you cannot do justice between your wives. Basically Islam is not allowing but restricting polygamy. Before Islam, there was no restriction on the number of wives. And even today, people (having different beliefs & religions) practicing polygamy have no such restrictions.
this is another topic and better not go into it
Medically you do not have a leg to stand on. Influenza is also prevalent in a lot of fowl. And is clearly more communicable then via pigs. Secondly, put that beef down...mad cow disease..how come that is no mentioned in the glorious medical journal of Quran? Thirdly, the conditions in which food was processed in the desert in the 7th cenury has little to do with how food is processed today.
If you do not eat pork because your faith tell you, then fine. That is a valid point. But don't speak idiotically about "shamelessness of pigs" and medical reasons based on 7th century norms and dislikes of camel herders.
AS far as cats and dogs go..in some parts of south east asia these are part of the weekly fare. SO are snakes, horses and rats in some parts of the world. Culturally, they are accepted in those regions. Tangetially, in the 7th century these people had no idea that such cultural differences existed in places housands of miles away. So before attaching medical and cultural significance to cleanliness if eating habits. Think about this...while the arabs were picking up after their camels...the chinese and Indians had already created civilizations that were leaders in science, mathematics, arts and mdeicine...so applying a primitive logic to an advance way of life is quite silly. If the chinese can eat cats..and have been for thousands of years then they have a stronger case the johnny come latelies in arabia.
I think i have to agree with Matsui here. dont eat pork because your faith forbids you to do so should be the foremost explanation. just like some are not allowed to eat beef or any meat at all. its all about which faith you belong to. to come up with reasons to prove it right isnt at all required (and not being able to do it convincingly can only hurt).
why no pigs? one storie they telled I writed here but what hapen? goned whare?
storie like this. one day some solders chasing mohamad. mohabad hiding bush. solder peapul come looked left right etc but no findinsg. standing standing saying "whare he goed? whare he goed". but mohamad hiding and no sound. but what hapen? in bush there a pig also. and pig made one sound and running. so solder felow sayed "ah! what sound coming? mohamad in bush only" and cached. so in koran they put "no pig" becase pig only becase why solder cached mohamed. This story in books also.
may be muslim here look fer in koran and say is truo or only storie?
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^ Why is beef haraam? To be fair I think cows are more shameless than pigs considering their udders are man-handled frequently :D
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I think u never see that how they slaughter a pig... ohhh by the way they dont even slaughter a pig.. they knock him with the hammer on his forehead.
Who said beef is haraam???? If we slaughter any law-ful animal with the name of ALLAH..... it becomes halaal.
Who says cows r more shameless than pigs??? Pig is one of the few animals on earth who eats his own ****.
Allah created pigs in Hazrat Nooh's( A.S) time, after the flood there was alot of dirt, so the pigs came and ate all the dirt.
Dont forget that GOD created every thing for a reason.
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I think u never see that how they slaughter a pig... ohhh by the way they dont even slaughter a pig.. they knock him with the hammer on his forehead.
Who said beef is haraam???? If we slaughter any law-ful animal with the name of ALLAH..... it becomes halaal.
Who says cows r more shameless than pigs??? Pig is one of the few animals on earth who eats his own ****.
Allah created pigs in Hazrat Nooh's( A.S) time, after the flood there was alot of dirt, so the pigs came and ate all the dirt.
Dont forget that GOD created every thing for a reason.
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how do you explian meat of an animal has a character? if you eat tiger meat you will be like tiger? if yo ueat snake you die of poison?
if you eat humans you will become more human?
now it has been proved scientifically the limitations of eating pig.
but above all.its forbidden in islam..its against the law. this is more important.
now i have to ask one question to those who are against this law..*though they are non believers..but they HAVE to stick their leg in our matters :p n criticse
why dont u guys eat roaches n humans ?? :D
i think the main reason we cant eat pork is because as someone has already mentioned they eat thier own crap. For an animal to be halal, one of the conditions is that it has to be a herbivore and doesn't feed on any meat or blood. thats what i read anyway....
ps>are rabbits considered halal? i wouldnt think so...but some people do?
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i think the main reason we cant eat pork is because as someone has already mentioned they eat thier own crap. For an animal to be halal, one of the conditions is that it has to be a herbivore and doesn't feed on any meat or blood. thats what i read anyway....
ps>are rabbits considered halal? i wouldnt think so...but some people do?
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how do you know when animals eat grass it does not eat other things?
pig valves are used in human heart beacuse it is closest to human heart valve. lot of new developments in science that will contradict relgious faith.
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how do you know when animals eat grass it does not eat other things?
pig valves are used in human heart beacuse it is closest to human heart valve. lot of new developments in science that will contradict relgious faith.
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i dont get it..why people "abuse" others when they have to by calling them .. "PIGS" .. n they eat them too :| .
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i dont get it..why people "abuse" others when they have to by calling them .. "PIGS" .. n they eat them too :| .
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pigs are here for a reason may be food for some may be it could provide
vital organs for humans.
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how do you explian meat of an animal has a character? if you eat tiger meat you will be like tiger? if yo ueat snake you die of poison?
if you eat humans you will become more human?
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now thats Rediculus.