why is pork/pig and dog are haram in islam?

Question

what will be the consequence if a muslim eat pork?or have eaten unintentionaly because he didn't know that the food he ate contains an oil of pork or something..is it also prohibited to eat in one table with someone/friend whose eating a pork?what makes dog and pork haram in islam?

Answer 1

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.



Leviticus, Chapter 11
1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: Of all land animals these are the ones
you may eat:
3 any animal that has hoofs you may eat, provided it is cloven-footed and chews
the cud.
4 But you shall not eat any of the following that only chew the cud or only have
hoofs: the camel, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is
therefore unclean for you;
5 the rock badger, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is
therefore unclean for you;
6 the hare, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore
unclean for you; and the pig,
7 which does indeed have hoofs and is cloven-footed, but does not chew the cud and is therefore unclean for you.
8 Their flesh you shall not eat, and their dead bodies you shall not touch; they are unclean for you.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. It feels no jealousy. And among people who consume pork, the practice of wife swapping and other forms of promiscuous behaviour is common.

Answer 2

In layman's term, pork is haram because apparently there are bacterias in pigs that doesn't die even when it is already cooked in any form at all. They're just dirty. And when people eat it, it will not benefit our health in the long term (as the bacteria stays in our system)

If a muslim accidently eats pork without knowing it, it is forgivable but once they discovered that it is pork, they have to stop eating it.

It is perfectly alright to eat at the same table with a person who eats pork.

go here for more information: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Islam-947/Pork-haram.htm

Answer 3

It isn't just Islamic. There are several different groups who do not eat pork. I'm not Muslim, and I do not eat it. It is generally considered unclean. The bible even mentions not eating pork. I've never heard of anyone being prohibited from being near it.

Answer 4

For years its believed un healthy food by all means.

Answer 5

It's considered unclean.

Answer 6

because their god allah told them so. allah is apparently a vegan in islam