Joint statement by the Partnership Working Group Sub-Group (PWG SG) to facilitate the supply of Qurbani meat and offal to the Muslim community during Eid al-Adha 2026 in England and Wales. The members of the PWG SG on direct supply continue to work together to develop a proportionate sustainable long-term approach for the supply of…
Tobacco / Smoking Smoking of tobacco is one of the subjects which one would not find in the Qur’an the Holy Scripture, authentic Ahadiths or in any books of jurisprudence. For this reason we have to look into the origin and history of “tobacco” and ascertain how it came about in usage as we see…
Kosher is the meat and food that is permissible for the Jewish community. To make meat kosher it is slaughtered in a specific way which is called Shechita. Thus Kosher is for Jewish faith like Halal is for the Muslims and, the way meat is slaughtered is known as Shechita , and Muslim would describe…
Declaring the unlawful status and proscribing the Qur’an guides us about haram or forbidden in Chapter 16:115 “He has only forbidden you what ‘dies’ of itself and ‘ blood ‘and ‘flesh of swine’ and that over which any other than that of Allah has been invoked , but whosoever is driven to (dire) necessity ,…
The word and concept of Halal is usually understood to be related to meat and poultry and, that as well in terms only of the way slaughtering is done. Whereas this word in Arabic and Qura’nic terms is to signify what is permissible and allowed to do in every day life and, in relation to…
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are organisms, i. e. plants, animals or microorganisms) in which DNA the genetic material has been altered in a way that does not naturally occur by mating or natural recombination. This is often called “ modern biotechnology “ or “gene technology “or “genetic engineering “. The process allows selected individual…
Halal” is a word in the Holy Scripture, the Qur’an to signify permissibility of usage of something or consumption of specified meat and foodstuffs. “Haram” is an opposite word to Halal which is also mentioned in the Qur’an to denote that something is forbidden or proscribed for usage or consumption. HALAL The Quran directs a…
