Some of these conditions...

Some of these conditions, such as cutting the four main blood-vessels of the animal and pouring forth its blood, have the aspect of hygiene, while some others, such as setting the animal toward the direction of the Ka'bah, reciting the holy phrase: 'Bismillah', and it being slaughtered by a Muslim, have spiritual aspects.

At the end of the verse, the Qur'an has made an exception, from the usage of these prohibited meats, those who are forced to eat them by necessity or because of lack of any other food in order to protect their lives, but not for pleasure nor more than the limits nor with the purpose of counting the divine unlawful things as lawful. It says: "....

"And to those who were Jews We forbade every (animal) having claws, and of oxen and sheep We forbade unto them the fat of both, save what is upon their backs or the entrails or what is mixed with bones.

This (prohibition) We recompensed them for their rebellion, and verily We are truthful." The Prohibitions and the Jews In this verse a part of the prohibitions of the Jews are referred to in order to make it clear that the forged and superstitious ordinances of the pagans were adapted neither with the religion of Islam nor with the creed of the Jews, (nor with the Christian creed which usually follows the creed of the Jews), So, at first, it says: "And to those who were Jews We forbade every (animal) having claws....." Therefore, all the animals that have not 'clean hoofs', whether they are cattle or birds, have been forbidden for the Jews.

Then, it says: "…and of oxen and sheep we forbade unto them the fat of both....." Following this matter, it makes exception three instances from it. At first, it says: "…save what is upon their backs…" It continues saying about the fats that are on their sides and inside their bellies.