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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Law Regarding Pork Edits On Pork – Part 1 QUESTION: What is the teaching of Islam about pork? ANSWER: Pig is absolutely unclean and eating its meat, and fat etc., as well as using its skin or any other parts is strictly forbidden. Allah(SWT) has said in various places in the Holy Qur'an; "Forbidden to you (for food} are: dead meat blood. the flesh of swine" Qur'an: 5:3 QUESTION: I, being a Christian, have no difficulty in eating pork.

I often wonder why Muslim brethren have not been allowed to enjoy this tasty food, as we Christians do? ANSWER: This question is somewhat astonishing because, according to the Scriptures, even the Christians are not allowed to eat pork. QUESTION: How can you say this? ANSWER: Well, let us see what the Bible says about pork: "And the swine,. . . he is unclean to you.

Of the flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you." Leviticus, 11:7-8 The same command is repeated in Deuteronomy, 14:8. Rev. W. K. Lawther Clarke says in his Concise Bible Commentary (pub. S.P.C.K., 1952) commenting upon these passages: "The laws were inculcated and obeyed because they embodied God's will" (p.371). Dr. E. A.

Widmer quotes in his article Pork, Manand Disease (Good Health,vol.69, no.1): "Pork although one of the most common articles of diet, is one of the most injurious. God did not prohibit the Hebrews from eating swines' flesh merely to show His authority, but because it was not a proper article of food for man." QUESTION: Well, these revelations are very interesting. Can you please, give some more references on this subject from Christians' writings?

ANSWER: Yes, you may see the discourse under the word "Swine" in The Westminster Dictionary of the Bible which is very clear. Here is an extract from it: "The swine was a ceremonially unclean animal... It is dirty, does not refuse to eat offal and carrion, and the use of its flesh for food in hot countries is supposed to produce cutaneous disease. It was not raised by Arabs (Plit7y Hist. Nat. viii.78), and was regarded as unclean by Phoenicians, Ethiopians, and Egyptians. . .

To the Jews swine's flesh was abominable, the pig was the emblem of filth and coarseness... Yet pork found entrance to the idolatrous feasts of degenerate Hebrews ( Isa.65:4; 66:17).