12 Scientific reasons why Pork is forbidden

So, would you ever stroke a pig?

See I can appreciate your intention Farhan, but the way you approach a subject is actually doing us Muslims no favours when it comes to the sharing of such information.

Let me explain,

Is the pig cursed? Is it a bad animal? what is its purpose? did you ever stop to think about these questions before you started with:

1. PIGS ARE ABSOLUTE GARBAGE GUTS, THEY’LL EAT ANYTHING FROM THEIR OWN FECES, CANCER GROWTHS ON OTHER PIGS, DIFFERENT SORTS OF INSECTS, DECAYING ANIMAL FLESH AND DRINK THEIR OWN URINE

Did you not stop to think that this is the NATURAL STATE ALLAH CREATED IT IN? That there must be a purpose as to its creation? That there are validated reasons for a pig to exist?

Did you not stop to think to educate Muslims that a pig has a humble role it fulfils in humility in its life?

Pigs provide a function to society in that they eat what we throw away, they eat all manner of rotting things which, if left to nature, would cause air borne diseases such as plagues.


God created the pig as a means to regulate the earth via it eating away all the disease.


God specifically instructs those who believe in HIM not to eat the swine (pig) because it is an impure animal - the reasons are now obvious why.


Pigs eat the rubbish which cause bacteria and spread diseases which cause epidemics. The pig helps to halt the spread of such things. it has a place and purpose in the world.


If anything, it has a rather humble role on earth - to eat the rubbish no other animals will come near. Yes it's a dirty animal, but that is its "fitra" - the natural state Allah created it in - for the very purpose I mentioned above.


If it is disgraced, it is because we humans are judgemental fools.


We cannot eat a pig though, because of the illnesses it contains. So many diseases are mulitiplied as potential illnesses to take root in the one who digests the pig meat. The pig cannot sweat, it has no sweat glands - so all its dirty sweat is contained within the body. Its digestive system is too quick, and so what it eats ends up in the blood system of the animal and then gets pumped around the body, it is an hardy animal that can handle that condition - but for humans to eat it would be quite the dumb thing to do.


And Allah wants only the best for us human beings.


Is this the only argument? There are scientific reasons recently discovered in our times as to why consuming the flesh of a pig is bad for us humans.


With regard to the physical harm caused by eating pork, modern science has proved a number of things, such as the following:


‎Pork is regarded as one of the kinds of meat that contain the most cholesterol, an increase of which in the bloodstream leads to an increased likelihood of blocked arteries. The fatty acids in pork are also of an unusual formation, when compared with the fatty acids in other types of food, which makes them more easily absorbed by the body, thus increasing cholesterol levels.


‎ Pork meat and pork fat contribute to the spread of cancers of the colon, rectum, prostate and blood.


‎ Pork meat and pork fat contribute to obesity and related diseases that are difficult to treat.


‎ Eating pork leads to scabies, allergies and stomach ulcers.


‎ Eating pork causes lung infections which result from tapeworms, lungworms and microbial infections of the lungs.


The most serious danger of eating pork is that pork contains tapeworms which may grow to a length of 2-3 meters. The growth of the eggs of these worms in the human body may lead to insanity and hysteria if they grow in the area of the brain. If they grow in the region of the heart that may lead to high blood pressure and heart attacks. Another kind of worm that is to be found in pork is the trichinosis worm that cannot be killed by cooking, the growth of which in the body may lead to paralysis and skin rashes.


The doctors have confirmed that tapeworm disease is regarded as one of the serious diseases that may result from eating pork. It may develop in the small intestine and after several months may grow into a large worm whose body is composed of a thousand segments, with a length of 4-10 meters, which lives alone in the intestine of the infected person and part of it may appear when he defecates. When the pig swallows and ingests its eggs, they enter the tissues and muscles in the form of larvae sacs containing fluid and the head of the tapeworm. When a person eats infected pork, the larva turns into a complete worm in the intestine. These worms cause weakness and vitamin B12 deficiency, which leads to a specific type of anaemia, which may in turn cause nervous problems. In some cases the larvae may reach the brain, causing convulsions, increased pressure within the brain, epilepsy and even paralysis.


Eating pork that is not thoroughly cooked may also lead to trichinosis (infestation with a hairlike nematode worm). When these parasites reach the small intestine, three to five days later many larvae appear which enter the intestine and reach the blood, from which they reach most of the tissues of the body. The larvae move to the muscles and form cysts there, and the patient suffers intense muscle pains. The disease may develop into infection of the cerebral membrane and brain, and infections of the heart muscle, lungs, kidneys and nerves. It may be a fatal disease in rare cases.


It is well known that there are some diseases that are unique to humans and are nor shared with any other animals except pigs, such as rheumatism and joint pain. Allaah indeed spoke the truth when He said (interpretation of the meaning):


"He has forbidden you only the Maytah (dead animals), and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for others than Allah (or has been slaughtered for idols, on which Allah’s Name has not been mentioned while slaughtering). But if one is forced by necessity without willful disobedience nor transgressing due limits, then there is no sin on him. Truly, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful" - Qur'an, Surah al-Baqarah 2:173


These are some of the harmful effects of eating pork. Perhaps after studying them you will not have any doubts that it is forbidden. We hope that this will be the first step in your being guided towards the true religion. So stop, research, look and think, objectively and fairly, seeking only to find out the truth and follow it. I ask Allah to guide you to that which is best for you in this world and in the Hereafter.


But even if we did not know about the harmful effects of eating pork, this would not change our belief that it is haram (unlawful) in the slightest, or weaken our resolve to abstain from it. You know that when Adam (peace be upon him) was expelled from the Garden, it was because he ate from the tree from which Allah forbade him to eat. We do not know anything about that tree, and Adam did not need to enquire into the reason why it was forbidden to eat from it. Rather it was sufficient for him, as it is sufficient for us and for every believer, to know that Allah has forbidden it.


And Allah wants only the best for us human beings.

I think it is important to first explain the FITRA of the animal and its purpose before we explain why it is haraam to eat, and then give the medical and scientific reasons as to why Pork is haraam to ingest.

If we follow this method, we won't seem so draconian in our ability to portray ideas and concepts within Islam which good thinking human beings can adopt in sha Allah.

Less gungho - more patient flow, please.


Scimi

Here is already quite similar thread: http://www.islamicboard.com/health-s...0-13-pork.html

Few examples:

format_quote Originally Posted by فرحان

3. THE PIG IS THE ONLY MAMMAL THAT DOES NOT SWEAT OR PERSPIRE, THUS, MEANING, THE SWEAT AND TOXINS MERGE IN THE FLESH

Cattle, sheep and goats don't perspire either but we eat them and don´t get "toxics" from their meat. Pigs have liver and kidneys that remove toxins from the body. Sweat is primarily to cool the body.

Pigs do have a few sweat glands, but they're not very useful for temperature adjustment. When the mercury rises on the farm, pig wallows in cool water or mud, which has the same evaporation effect as sweating.

PIGS AND SWINE ARE SO POISONOUS THAT YOU CAN HARDLY KILL THEM WITH STRYCHNINE OR OTHER POISONS

That´s not true.

PIGS REQUIRE LESS STRYCHNINE TO KILL, THAN HUMANS
Strychnine is highly toxic to most domestic animals. Its oral LD50 in dogs, cattle, horses, and pigs is 0.5–1 mg/kg, and in cats is 2 mg/kg. (Humans require MORE Strychnine to be killed (1–2 mg/kg).


If we need some scientic reasons and proves why pig meat is not good for health, those facts should be real, not this kind of nonsense!

salaam

Its not just pork that is forbidden - Dogs, Cats, Carnivorous animal are also forbidden. I always find it odd that people always talk about the pig and yet forget all the other animals that Muslims dont eat, which some cultures do.

Mostly they are totally false.

It´s easy to check those "facts" - this kind of list is quite common, with different variations. Kind of lists create new theories about biology which haven´t nothing to do with the truth. When looked some facts about those matters, it seems that Islamic, Jewish and vegan sites used kind of lists. I am sure we can find some real facts to prove why not eat pig. No need to use kind of hoax.

They make us look like people whose base our belief to rumors and false.

format_quote Originally Posted by Milton

In the prophets time pigs may have well harboured disease and it was good advice, but farmed pork no longer poses any health risk in modern civilized countries.

I don't know why some Muslims feel the need to lie about science to justify Islamic practice, all religions have arcane and pointless practices.

why only the pig? are you up for eating a dog, an elephant, what about Cats? whats stopping you?

Its got nothing to do with "modern civilized countries". Eating practices are ultimately decided by conforming to culture, taste, religion or philosophy.

I dont think its lies - its more like bad information being passed around without people actually checking it.

format_quote Originally Posted by StrivingforDeen

Why does everyone call me brother?

I am not a Muslim.

Brother in humanity - humans are still bani Adam regardless of personal beliefs and philosophies.

format_quote Originally Posted by SSHorror

Bacon, while tasting a lot better than pork on itself, is even more unhealthy.

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Scimi