Carrion,
Blood, Swine-flesh and that which has been immolated to the name of any other
than God are forbidden
Surah ‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
Stage – 1, Verses – 172 & 173 of 286, Section
–21 of 40 (Part - 2)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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172. O ye who believe! Eat of the good things which We
have provided you, and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed) He Whom ye
worship.
173a. He hath forbidden you only carrion, and blood, and
swine-flesh, and that which hath been immolated to (the name of) any other
than Allah.
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172. Yaaa-‘ayyuhallaziina ‘aa-manuu kuluu
min- tayyibaati maa razaqNaakum washkuruu LIllaahi
in-kuntum ‘iyyaahu ta’- buduun.
173a. ‘Innamaa harrama ‘alay-kumul-
may-tata waddama wa lahmal-khin-ziiri wa maaa
‘u-hilla bihii li-gayRIllaah.
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Lesson
Allah Almighty has
reminded again His blessings in this verse and commanded that He has created
uncountable pure and fine things. The human being should not restrict himself
from them and eat them without hesitation. It is the demand of the real worship
of God Almighty that the human being should enjoy His blessings and favors. The
mankind should gratitude to God Almighty and should not ascribe any partner with
Him.
Then some forbidden
things are being described here:
‘Al-may-tatu – (carrion, dead animal) that
is to say; the animal which dies itself or killed, but not slaughtered
according to the Divine Law. Like this, if any piece of meat has been cut from
the body of a living animal; that also will be counted as impure. There are
only two animals like, which are legal without slaughtering them i.e. Fish and
Locust.
In addition to the
carrion - blood, and swine-flesh, and those animals which have been immolated
to the name of any other than God Almighty are included in the forbidden
things.
Lahmal-khin-ziiri – (swine-flesh), it
has been mentioned clearly in the Holy Qur’an that hog, pig, boar, swine-flesh
and its bacon is forbidden. From the investigations, it has been proved that
this is the most shameless and immodest animal and its flesh has many moral and
physical bad effects. The nations which eat the swine-flesh are its living
proof.
Maaa ‘u-hilla bihii
li-gayRIllaah – (which has been immolated to (the name of) any other
than God Almighty), namely the animal which is slaughtered or altered to the
name of other than Allah Almighty. Literal meanings of ‘U-hilla is to
elevate the voice and call aloud.
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173b. But he who is driven by necessity, neither craving nor
transgressing, it is no sin for him. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
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173b. Fa-maniz-turra gayra baaginw-wa laa
‘aadin- falaaa ‘isma ‘alayh. ‘InnAllaaha
Gafuurur-Rahiim.
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Lesson
‘Az-turra – (who is driven by necessity),
the word ‘iz-ta-raarun is its infinitive mood. Zaruu-rat has
come out from its matter. Zaruu-rat means necessity. It
signifies that if it has become compulsory for the human being and it will not
be possible for him to remain alive; then under this compulsion form, he is
allowed to eat unlawful/forbidden food at the very least quantity of which is
permissible only, so that he may live. For instance; either food is not
attainable and there is nothing except forbidden thing or due to poverty,
lawful food cannot be obtained or the use of forbidden thing is necessary for
any disease on the advice of a skillful doctor. In such conditions, the
forbidden things are permitted to be used in as minimum quantity as it is
necessary to save one’s life.
Gayra baagin – ( not to disobey, not to
crave, to execute the command), gayra baagin means that
the individual, who eats the forbidden food, his intention or will should not
be to crave or break the law. He wishes to save his life only because to save
the life is also His (God Almighty) command.
Laa ‘aadin – (not to transgress), that is
to say; the individual should not be deviator, sinner of crossing the
limitations of Divine. If he has to eat under compulsion form, he should not
take much, he should eat only that quantity with which he may save his
life.
Gafuur – (Forgiving), that is to say; so much Forgiver and
Merciful that sometimes He doesn’t punish on our sins, moreover, the sins are
not considered as sins by Him (God Almighty, for example whenever we use the
forbidden thing in any situation of compulsion; He doesn’t bind and does not
punish us.
Allah Almighty has prescribed
lawful in some cases to the forbidden things due to His excellent Mercy and
kindness. But there is a condition for it that the human being has been
compelled due to any reason as it would have become impossible for saving his
life, and secondly; he should not use the forbidden item to get taste but only
too less quantity that he may save his life only because saving the life is a incumbent.
In the situation of
compulsion, not eating these things is a sin also because saving the life is
first duty. Like these situations, it is equal to suicide and it is clear that
the act of suicide is forbidden.
We should refrain from
the forbidden things totally and whenever, it becomes necessary for us to use
them; then we should keep the intention good and use at the very least
quantity.
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