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Top reasons why you shouldn’t eat pork. * Pigs carry many viruses and parasites with them. Whether by coming in direct contact with them through farms or by eating their meat we put ourselves at higher risk of getting one of these painful, often debilitating diseases. Pigs are primary carriers of: Taenia solium tapeworm, Hepatitis E virus (HEV), PRRS (Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome), Nipah virus, Menangle virus. Each of these parasites and viruses can lead to serious health problems that can last for years to come. * Pig’s meat is far toxic than vension or beef and stays that way due to the pig’s inability to perspire due to their lack of sweat glands. Perspiring helps remove toxins from the body. Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork Prohibitions in the Bible Leviticus 11:7-8 :- And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. Isaiah 66:17 :- “Those who sanctify and purify themselves to go into the gardens, following one in the midst, eating pig’s flesh and the abomination and mice, shall come to an end together, declares the Lord. Deuteronomy 14:8 :- And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. Isaiah 65:2-4 :- I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices; a people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and making offerings on bricks; who sit in tombs, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pig’s flesh, and broth of tainted meat is in their vessels; Prohibitions in the Torah The Torah (Pentateuch) contains passages in Leviticus that lists the animals that people are permitted to consume. It first notes what qualifies an animal that is absolutely permitted: Leviticus 11:3 :- Any animal that has a cloven hoof that is completely split into double hooves, and which brings up its cud that one you may eat. Leviticus 11:7-8 :- And the pig, because it has a cloven hoof that is completely split, but will not regurgitate its cud; it is unclean for you. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. Deuteronomy reiterates what Leviticus states on pigs. Prohibitions in the Quran Muslims consider the Quran to be the word of God. In the Quran, God specifically prohibits the consumption of pork, or laḥmu l-khinzīr, in several places. The Quran prohibits the consumption of pork in no less than 4 different places. It is prohibited in [2:173], [5:3], [6:145] and [16:115] Surat Al-Maidah 5:3 :- “Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah[…]” The above verse of the Holy Qur’an are sufficient to satisfy a Muslim as to why pork is forbidden. Muslims follow the divine law which is much higher than the medical advice. The Glorious Qur’an says: “So eat of the lawful and good food which Allah has provided for you, and thank the bounty of your Lord if it is Him you serve. He has forbidden for you only carrion and blood and swine-flesh and that which has been immolated in the name of any other than Allah; but he who is driven thereto, neither craving nor transgressing, Lo! then Allah is Forgiving, Merciful” (Surat An-Nahl 114-115) |
Why you should avoid Pork; Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork
According to physicians and medical experts, pork is a harmful diet. Consumption of swine-flesh creates lowliness in character and destroys moral and spiritual faculties in a man. it also causes several harmful diseases.
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