Muslims do not eat pork due to Islamic dietary laws (Halal).
Islam is a holistic way of life, taking into account physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being, each a separate but overlapping part of the structure of a human being. Islamic jurisprudence specifies which foods are ḥalāl (حَلَال "lawful") and which are ḥarām (حَرَامْ "unlawful")
Muslims have some limited restrictions on what they can eat. The general principle is that all types of food and drink are permissible, except for those which are specifically prohibited in the Qur’an and the sayings of the prophet Muhammad (may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
The basic restrictions relating to food are mentioned in the following passage of the Qur’an:
“Forbidden to you [for food] are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that upon which a name other than Allah has been invoked; that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which has been [partly] eaten by a wild animal, unless you are able to slaughter it [before it dies]; and that which is sacrificed on stone (altars)”
“Forbidden to you [for food] are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that upon which a name other than Allah has been invoked; that which has been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which has been [partly] eaten by a wild animal, unless you are able to slaughter it [before it dies]; and that which is sacrificed on stone (altars)”
The Qur’an: Al-Ma’idah 5:3
Prohibition of pork consumption in Islamic law (why do muslims not eat pork?):
One example of verses from the Quran on pig consumption:
"He has made unlawful for you that which dies of itself and blood and the flesh of swine and that on which the name of any other than Allah has been invoked. But he who is driven by necessity, being neither disobedient nor exceeding the limit, then surely, God is Most Forgiving, Merciful."
Quran, Al-Baqara 2:173
Note that, unlike Judaism, followers are only told they cannot consume the flesh of swine. A variety of substances are considered as unlawful(haraam) for humans to consume and, therefore, forbidden as per various Qurʼanic verses such as pork (or alcoholic beverages).
One example of verses from the Quran on pig consumption:
"He has made unlawful for you that which dies of itself and blood and the flesh of swine and that on which the name of any other than Allah has been invoked. But he who is driven by necessity, being neither disobedient nor exceeding the limit, then surely, God is Most Forgiving, Merciful."
Quran, Al-Baqara 2:173
Note that, unlike Judaism, followers are only told they cannot consume the flesh of swine. A variety of substances are considered as unlawful(haraam) for humans to consume and, therefore, forbidden as per various Qurʼanic verses such as pork (or alcoholic beverages).
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