Importance Of Halal Food

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Halal is only allowed or legal. So when we talk about halal food, it means that we are in accordance with Islamic law to allow food to eat. This means that whatever food is, it is considered to be halal; it must comply with religious ceremonies and comply with Islamic law. In order to certify "flesh" meat, it is not forbidden to cut (e.g. from the back of the head) or animals (e.g. pork). Slaughter a Halal animal called “Zabihah” and has some guidelines. For example, the instrument must be very sharp to ensure human massacre. The animal must be cut in the throat. Second, animals cannot be unconscious. Animals must be upside down and allow bleeding. Eat blood is not halal.

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The main source of human beings is the plant; this plant is created by Allah as a gift for its followers. So it should be appreciate but these plants and animals come from a wide variety of species; they are Halal, the other is the Haram. Allah created the Halal and Haram for the benefit of mankind. For example like animals. It can be divided into two main categories, which are land animals and water animals. For the land animals, all land animals are permitted to
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"Haram" is the opposite of "halal", meaning "forbidden". The Qur'an classifies certain acts and food as Halal or Haram. For example, pork is halal, vegetables are halal. Islam divides food into two categories. The first category is vegetables, plants, fruits and grains. All first class foods are halal, except for those foods that are harmful to human health. The second has three subclasses: seafood, land and birds. Most fish are halal, but other creatures such as whales, turtles and sharks are also banned. Birds that keep meat are also fish, but those that are kept with cereals or plants are halal. For the land creatures, the canines are Haram, and the horses and the donkeys. Haram include cattle, goats and

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