Is pork against the Islam religion?Why? is it really dirty?

Question

I have a muslim frend and wenever she comes to my house,shell not eat chicken or beef cuz it might contain pork.Is pork really dirty??

Answer 1

Muslim dont eat pork cause it is forbidden in Islam. As a Muslim, we do not need any justification what so ever as to why we do not consume pork. The divine revelation of God is good enough. But for those non-Muslims who wish a better understanding as to why God might forbid pork, I wish to suggest that it could be the health factor as well as the cleanliness aspect of the animal itself. Pigs even eat its own sh*t!!.

There is more to say when you talk about halal foods. You say that your friend dont eat chicken or beef coz it might contain pork..well, I dont eat at all at a non-Muslim friends house if they do consume pork. This is because the pan they use to cook and the plates they use to serve might be used to prepare meals which contain pork. My non-Muslim friends are so understanding that whenever I visit, they serve me food and drinks bought from a halal source, not prepared at their homes and uses paper plates and cups instead of their own. My neighbours too are understanding as whenever I give them my home made cakes or cookies, they do not wash my containers cause their dish washing sponges has been used to wash their plates of meals containing pork.

I hope everyone would respect each others religion and try their best to accomodate others and dont condemn other peoples beliefs. As for the statement that Muslims dont eat pork cause they tend to follow Jews who dont consume it either, I think that the person who answered so, forgot the fact that the revelation came from the one and only God. That's why Jews and Muslims are forbidden to eat pork. No one is tending to act as to follow the others.

Answer 2

Pork and beef is a VERY unhealthy meat to eat----it increases heart disease and cholesterol.

In response to Former Muslim Girl: the omega fatty acids found in fish, have proven to improve memory and concentration. The fat in pork absorbs as much as 30 times more toxins than other meats. Also, pigs do not sweat or perspire. Sweat is how toxins are released from the body. Since a pig does not sweat, the toxins remain within its body and in the meat.

Answer 3

Muslims follow many Jewish rules. They seem to believe that more rules are better for the health of the religion. One explanation why Jews and Muslims do not eat pork is that pigs eat the same things as humans. In a desert environment, it is hard to grow vegetables to feed the pigs, and so people are forbidden to raise pigs.

Answer 4

The Muslims copied everything from the Jews. The Jews didn't eat pork so the Muslims don't either.

It's not a very healthy meat, so it's probably for the best.

Answer 5

Because the Muslims, like the Jews, did not know how to cook pork properly. If pork is cooked properly, it is safe for human consumption.

Answer 6

Well, Muslim does not eat pork because the holy Quran says so. Jews does not eat pork because the holy torah says so. How about Christian. Thay should not eat pork either.. you may say why? Anser is:
Leviticus, Chapter 11
the hare, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore unclean for you; and the pig

the reason is:
Pig does have sweat gland .. so don't sweat .. so all the toxins of the body remains in it .. which is not good for human body ...
Pork causes 100's of diseases .. if you check websites you will find it ..
So its good for everybody not to eat Pork ...

Answer 7

This comes from a time before they understood what caused disease . The main reason was practical people used to get sick . Why you ask ? simple pigs are so similar to people { sorry but it is true } that people catch many of the same diseases that a pig does !

Answer 8

Alot of the religious food laws exist to protect early man from food poisoning.

Pork , if not cooked through and not stored right, can easly kill because of Trichinella spiralis a nasty bug that lives in pork.

So early man was told "God says don't eat pork" to save people from dying from Trichinella spiralis.

Answer 9

I'm Jewish- there is NO reason given by G-d as to why we cannot eat certain foods. It really has nothing to do with cleanliness. It's because G-d said so- simpple as that. I would assume that the muslims are the same.

Answer 10

You are what you eat, right? Well, pigs eat mud, dirt, and more dirt. Am I wrong? I'd say it's mostly because of health concerns. I'd ask a Jewish guy this since Judaism is around 5,700 years old, and Islam is 1,600 years young.