pork is sin and sickness...why?..here the answer..

PORK IS SIN AND SICKNESS..WHY?

Introduction

      There  is a widespread misconception that  Muslims  obtains 

from  eating pork because pig is sacred and is worshipped as  God 

in  Islam.  It  is  inconceivable that  there  are  people  whose 

mentality could go down to such a dismal low as to entertain  or 

fabricate repulsive idea such as this. No intelligent, refined and

self-respecting  person would ever imagine himself deifying  pig, 

an  animal  which  lives on offal  and  pigsty.  This  pernicious 

misconception  is the product either of the malicious  intent  to 

malign    Islam   and   the   Muslims   in    general;    abysmal 

ignorance; whimsical  intent; or utter disregard or  violation  of 

the Biblical prohibition. Muslims' abstention from pork eating is 

in adherence to the Qur'anic Law which states:

           " Forbidden to you for (food) are: dead meat,

            blood and the flesh of the swine and that

            which hath been invoked the name other than

            Allah. "

                           Holy Qur'an 5:4

Such prohibition is also found in the Bible:

          " The pig also because it is a splitter of the

           hoof but there is no cud. It is unclean for

           you. None of their flesh must you eat and carcass

           you must not touch. "

                                Deuteronomy 14:8 ( Bible)

    Islam ( an  Arabic  word  which means submission to the  will

of  the Almighty God) has laid down the foundation for  the  best 

approach  in keeping good health. In the  Holy   Qur'an (The  Last 

Testament ) God exhorts the believers to select the best food and 

to stay away from any harmful food to maintain good health:

          " Let him find out which is the best food

           ( to be had ) ... Eat of the best foods We

           have provided for you . "

                          ( Holy Qur'an 18:19;7:160 )        

   The main purpose of a True Religion  must be to build an ideal 

community  in    this world ; a  religion  that  promotes  moral, 

political and economic well; social harmony and peace, as  well  as

good health of its believers or followers.  

    Health  means the physical and mental well-being  and freedom 

from  diseases  and pain.There are several passages in the Bible,

articulating  that because of sin ( a transgression of the law of 

God) God afflicted  human beings with  maladies  (Ps.103:3;Exodus 

15:26  and Psalms 107:16-20).Islamic  instructions and  teachings 

espousing  health  consciousness have  scriptural  and  scientific 

support 

 MEDICAL ASPECT OF THE PROHIBITION

      Abstention  from  eating pork is a   measure  to  safeguard 

health. Of   all   the   domestic   animals, pig   is   the    most

avaricious, eating  anything  including human excreta. It  is  the

cradle  of  harmful germs and parasites. Its meat is  carrier  of 

diseases to man, thus making it unfit for human consumption.

CHARACTER OF PIG

     All  types  of animals are lawful to be eaten  whether  those 

living on land or in the water except those animals  specifically 

forbidden  in the Holy Writings revealed by the  Almighty  Creator 

and  the  sayings  of the Prophet with  clear  and  well  defined 

injunctions.

     Pig  belong to the forbidden animals, and not allowed  to  be

eaten  by the believers. Pig eats almost anything dirty and  they 

are very  lazy animals. It is the most avaricious of all domestic  

animals. Amongst all animals, pig is the cradle of harmful germs. 

It's meat serves as  carrier of diseases to mankind. It is   this 

very reason that made it unfit for human consumption.

 DISEASES CAUSED BY PORK

    The following lists show germs or parasites that are  found 

in   pork  and      some  diseases caused by them. Many of these  

diseases  are contagious while some are proven fatal. This proves 

that the more  science  advances the more Islam is shown correct 

as a religion of God.

 PARASITIC DISEASES

   a)  TRICHINELLA  SPIRATIS  ( Trichina worms )

       It is the most dangerous parasite to man ( Rheumatism and 

 muscular  pain). The infected persons shown no symptoms, recover

very slowly some die, some  reduced to permanent invalids. No one

is immune from this disease and there is no cure.

   b)  TAENIA SOLIUM  ( Pork tape worm )

        The  worm  causes malnourishment of the person  leading 

to  anemia, diarrhea, extreme  depression  melancholia    and 

digestive disturbances.  Cysticercoids’ means that larva enter  

the  blood  stream then settle down in one or more of the vital 

organs of the  body,  for  example: brain, liver, lungs or spinal

cord.  They  grow  and   encapsulate, inducing  pressure to the 

system around, resulting  in  dangerous  diseases    (diarrhea,

digestive disorder, anemia, chronic invalidation).

   c)  ROUND WORMS

           Examples: Ascaris, which   may  lead   to   digestive

                disturbances, appendicitis, obstructive jaundice.

   d)  HOOK WORMS

           Examples:Ancylostomiasis,  which   may    lead    to 

                 anemia, edema, heart   failure   or retarded 

                 growth  ( mental  and  physical), tuberculosis,

                 diarrhea and typhoid.

   e)  SCHITOSOMA JAPONICUM

                 Bleeding, anemia  and  other  syndromes.  If ova

           are  settled in  the  brain  or spinal  cord, paralysis

           and death may occur.

   f)  PARAGOMINES WESTERMAINI

           Infestation  leading  to  bleeding   of   the    lungs 

           ( endenve haemoptysis)

   g)  PACIOLEPSIS BUSKI

            Digestive   disturbances    leading   to   persistent 

            diarrhea; generalized oedema.

   h)  CLONORCHIS SINENSIS

          chlonorchiasis-obstructive jaundice, liver enlargement.

   i)  METASTRONGYLUS APRI

          Causes bronchitis, abscess of the lungs.

   j)  GIGANTHORINCHUS GIGAS

          Cause   anemia and digestive disorders.

   k)  BALATITIDIUM COLI

            Causes acute dysentery and general weakness.

 BACTERIAL DISEASES

      1. Tuberculosis

      2. Fusiformis necrofurus: causing foot-rot which  is  very 

         difficult to heal.

      3. Salmonella Cholera suis: causing cholera

      4. Paratyphoid

      5. Bruceellosis: Acute, sub acute and chronic. It may  lead

         to permanent disabilities.

      6. Swine Erysipelas: causing Erypelas in man.

 Viral Diseases

      1. Small pox: is was a source of infection to man.

      2. Japanese B-encepphalitis: It is the source of infection

      3. Influenza, foot mouth disease, gas tro-enteritis of  the

         new born babies.

Protozoal   Diseases  :  Toxo  plasma  goundii-  It is a very

dangerous diseases.A new born baby of an infected woman may die  

within  few  days  or weeks after delivery. But if he  survives  

he may develop blindness or deafness.In adult chronic exhaustive  

fever with enlarged liver and spleen may occur. Pneumonia,    or  

celebro- spinal meninggitis which may lead to death or  madness.  

The patient may become blind and deaf too.

Fats  In  Pigs: 

                               Pork contains more fats than  other  meats.

Therefore, people  who  are  fond  of  pork are more obese  than 

others.  Cholesterol  is higher  in their blood thus making them 

more  prone  to  asthereosclerosis  cardiovascular accidents and  

sudden  death. 

Other Diseases :  

                               Flesh of the pork  is hard to digest and may

lead  to chronic  digestive disturbances. Pimples, boils, cysts are

common  in   pork   eaters. These are some of the  parasites  and  

diseases  found   in  pork and/ or the skin of pigs and certainly  

there  are  many  more.  There is still no means of killing these 

parasites, in  the  tissues, neither has anyone found a method of 

expelling  them,  even   produced  any specific treatment for the 

diseases.

 BIBLICAL ASPECT OF THE PROHIBITION

 Old Testament

     The Jews and the different Christian sects and denominations 

Believe in the Old Testament. Adherents   of   other   religions 

alleged that the  prohibition  was already superseded by the New 

Testament. This cogent argumentation is inconclusive. No one can 

specifically point  out  that Jesus  Christ  (PBUH)  lifted  the 

prohibition. On the contrary, he upheld it  he declared:

          " Think not that I have come to abolish the law

           and  the prophets: I have come not to abolish

           them but to fulfill them."  (Matthew 5:17 RSV)

     Jesus Christ (PBUH) was obviously referring to the existing 

Law of his time , the Mosaic Law !- in which the Law  prohibiting 

pig as article of food is mentioned. ( Leviticus 11:7-11)

        " As for any beast that is a splitter of the hoof

          but is not a former of the cleft and not a chewer

          of the cud, they are unclean for you. Everyone

          touching them will be unclean. "

                                    Leviticus 11:26

      In addition, the book of Prophet Isaiah said:

          " Who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret

           places  who  eats  swine's  flesh  and broth of  

           abominable things is in their vessels;... These

           are a smoke  in  my  nostrils, a fire that burns

           all the day. "  ( Isaiah 65:4,5b  RSV)

 The New Testament

        Despite the Biblical injunction prohibiting pork as food, 

still  people  of other religious persuasions insist  on  finding 

ways  and  reasons  to justify their  consumption  of  prohibited 

animals  arguing  that  said  Biblical  prohibition  was  already 

superseded  in  the New Testament when in  certainly, no  one  can

specifically point out that Jesus Christ (PBUH) indeed lifted the 

prohibition. On the contrary, Jesus (PBUH) declared:

          " Think not that I have come to abolish the law

            and the prophets. I have come not to abolish but

            to fulfill them. " ( Matthew 5:17 )

      The fact is, we will find in Mark 5:1-20 that Jesus  (PBUH)

even  permitted the foul spirits (evil spirits) possessing a  man 

to  enter  into  the herb of swine. Since the  flesh  of  pig  is 

unlawful  for  the  Jews, to  eat  and  since  it  is   considered

unclean, (Leviticus 11:7-8) consequently, the Jews are not to  keep

or  raise  them. This Biblical account states that  Jesus  (PBUH) 

punished  the  owners  of  the  swine; destroyed  their   unlawful 

livelihood and at the same time showed that pig is the habitat of 

unclean spirits.

       The  only provision in the New Testament alluded to  their 

argument   is  in  Act  10:10-16.  Without  reading   the   whole 

context, one  would be inclined to interpret it to mean  that  God

abrogated  His  previous command found on  Deuteronomy  14:3-8. An

alleged  apparition  of Peter on Acts 10:11-16  is  alleged  to 

supersede  Deuteronomy 14:3-8, however, nowhere in the Bible  is  it

mentioned  that  Peter actually slaughtered and ate  the  unclean 

animals  he saw in his apparition. The correct interpretation  of 

this apparition was shown to him in Acts 10:25-28. Acts  10:11-16 

therefore, carries   an   allegorical    connotation referring

explicitly  to the Gentile nations or non-Jewish  nations.  Peter 

was  told  not to call the Gentiles common  and  unclean  because 

God's  mercy, blessing and forgiveness also encompasses  the  Non 

Jews and life eternal also awaits the penitent.

      In  the  Bible, Jesus(PBUH) likened to a dog and  pig  those

people whom after receiving divine teaching failed to profit from 

them and abuses them for self-serving purposes:

         " Do not give holy to dogs- they will only turn and

           attack you. Do not throw your pearls in front  of

           pigs-they will only trample them underfoot. "

                             ( Matthew 7:6 NEB) 

 The New Heavens And The New Earth

      The  book  of   Isaiah   66:1-24, is an  oracle  of  the  new

heavens  and  the  new earth  prepared  for the believers. Within  

the context, God condemns  people's practices such as eating   the

flesh of  pigs, reptiles, and rats.

             " Those who sanctify and purify themselves

              to go into the gardens, following one in

              the midst, eating  swine's flesh and the 

              abomination  and  mice, shall come to an 

              end together says the LORD. "

                                 (Isaiah 67:17 RSV)

      Therefore, the  prohibition    on  the  eating  of   unclean

animals  was  not  abrogated  during t he New Testament times. God 

will  still  punish the transgressors in the fire that will never 

quench. This will occur during the new heavens and the new earth.

 MUSLIMS FOLLOW THE DIVINE LAW

 Last Testament's Verdict On Prohibition Of Pork

     Islam means" submission to  the  will  and command of God " 

and a person who embraced this religion is called     " Muslim " 

which means " one who accepts and submits himself to the will of 

God. A  Muslim is obliged  to  be clean both spiritually, mentally

and physically. Abstention from eating flesh of swine is one of 

the obligation  a  Muslim  must  observe to attain purity of the 

soul and of the human nature.  The  believers in Islam, sincerely

believe  in  the  Holy  Qur'an  as  the  Word of God, revealed to

Prophet  Muhammad  (PBUH) which says:

         " Allah has forbidden you only what dies of itself

          and blood and the flesh of  swine  and that over 

          which any other name than that of Allah has been

          invoked;  but  whoever  is  driven  to (it), not 

          desiring  nor  exceeding the  limit, then surely

          Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. "  ( 16:115 )

     We  should bear in our mind that the abstention from  eating 

pork  by  the  Muslims is based on hygienic grounds  and  of  the 

cultivation  of purity of character. Pork is not poisonous as  to 

kill  people right on  the spot but latent. It  will  destroys   

slowly.  It is certainly not as nourishing as any other meat  and 

it causes prolonged  sufferings. Pondering on the  wisdom of this 

saying:   "Health is wealth "  will lead you to better  living  and

prosperity. The last Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: 

             " There are two blessing which many people lose:

              health and the free time for doing good ...The

              stronger believer (in health) is more  blessed

              and  more  beloved  to  Allah  than  the  weak 

              believer. "

Conclusion

     From   what  we  have  read  from  the  Scriptures  of   the 

Christians, scientific findings, Last Testaments (The Holy Qur'an)

and  the saying of the Last Prophet Muhammad (SAW)  about  health 

and the flesh of the swine, we now come now to the conclusion that

eating of swine flesh or  PORK IS SIN AND SICKNESS.  Therefore, we

must  protect ourselves for it is a fact that health is a   trust 

and best  blessing bestowed upon us by Allah.