What are the dietary taboos for Muslims

There are three largest religions in the world: Islam, Christianity and Buddhism. In fact, in addition to these three religions, there are Taoism and Judaism, etc. Muslims believe in obedience to Allah and then peace. Muslims believe that what they see with their eyes or detect with instruments are all controlled by Allah. So let us take a look at the dietary taboos of Muslims.

First, what are the dietary taboos for Muslims? It is forbidden to eat dead animals, whether they were drowned, strangled, struck by lightning, fell to death, died in a collision, or were eaten by wild beasts. It is forbidden to eat blood, pork, animals slaughtered with the names of other than Allah recited, animals slaughtered in the name of idols, or animals slaughtered with the intention of abandoning the name of Allah. It is forbidden to eat the meat of animals that often eat feces or drink their milk. It is forbidden to eat animals with the teeth of wild beasts or the claws of birds of prey. It is forbidden to eat the meat of a domestic donkey. It is forbidden to kill frogs for making medicine because they have a bad smell. Scholars have voted not to eat frog meat.

Second, Muslim dietary customs: the most important way to maintain health is through diet. Since ancient times, no one can live without food. However, Muslim diet has its own characteristics. “Not eating when one should eat is against the grace of God; eating when one should not eat is selfish.” The Quran explains this very clearly and thoroughly, repeatedly emphasizing it in dozens of places and making strict and specific regulations. This has a direct and profound impact on the eating habits of the Hui, Dongxiang, Salar and other ethnic groups who believe in Islam in my country.

What are the dietary taboos for Muslims? Muslims pay great attention to their dietary choices and are very strict. We say that most of these dietary choices are related to religious teachings. As the Quran says: "O you who believe! Eat of the chaste food We have provided for you." (2:172) There are many things that Muslims fast, but the main four are: pork, dead animals, blood, and wine. As it is said in the 173rd verse of the second chapter of the Quran: "He has forbidden you only dead animals and blood and the flesh of swine and that which is slaughtered in the name of no other than Allah." Regarding dead animals (any animal slaughtered without calling the name of Allah is considered dead animals), Islam stipulates that it is absolutely forbidden to eat them. Even if the cattle, sheep, chickens, or ducks died of natural causes, such as death from illness, freezing, falling, being hit by a stone, or being crushed to death, they cannot be eaten. The reason is very simple, that is, the blood of dead animals has not all flowed out from their bodies, and there are inevitably some viruses and bacteria in the blood.