{"id":1789,"date":"2021-04-08T19:22:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/islamic-ruthless-method-of-slaughtering-animals\/"},"modified":"2021-04-08T19:22:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:22:01","slug":"islamic-ruthless-method-of-slaughtering-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/islamic-ruthless-method-of-slaughtering-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic (Ruthless) Method of Slaughtering Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The dhabeehah method is not only humane but also scientifically the best<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Dr. Zakir Naik<\/p>\n

Why do Muslims slaughter the animal in a ruthless manner by torturing it and slowly and painfully killing it?<\/p>\n

The Islamic method of slaughtering animals, known as\u00a0dhabeehah<\/i>\u00a0has been the object of much criticism from a large number of people.<\/p>\n

Before I reply to the question, let me relate an incidence about a discussion between a Sikh and a Muslim regarding animal slaughter.<\/p>\n

Once a Sikh asked a Muslim: \u2018Why do you slaughter the animal painfully by cutting the throat instead of the way we do with one stroke i.e.\u00a0jhatka<\/i>\u00a0(the slaughter of animals for food according to Sikh law)?\u2019 The Muslim replied \u2018we are brave and courageous and attack from the front. We are\u00a0mard ka bachcha<\/i>\u00a0(macho men), you are cowards and attack from behind\u2019.<\/p>\n

Jokes apart, one may consider the following points, which prove that the\u00a0dhabeehah<\/i>\u00a0method is not only humane but also scientifically the best:<\/p>\n

1. Islamic method of slaughtering animal<\/b><\/p>\n

Zakkaytum<\/i>\u00a0is a verb derived from the root word\u00a0zakah<\/i>\u00a0(to purify). Its infinitive is\u00a0tazkiyah<\/i>\u00a0which means purification. The Islamic mode of slaughtering an animal requires the following conditions to be met:<\/p>\n

a. Animal should be slaughtered with sharp object (knife)<\/b><\/p>\n

The animal has to be slaughtered with a sharp object (knife) and in a fast way so that the pain of slaughter is minimized.<\/p>\n

b. Cut wind pipe, throat and vessels of neck<\/b><\/p>\n

Dhabeehah is an Arabic word which means \u2018slaughtered\u2019. The \u2018slaughtering\u2019 is to be done by cutting the throat, windpipe and the blood vessels in the neck causing the animal\u2019s death without cutting the spinal cord.<\/p>\n

c. Blood should be drained<\/b><\/p>\n

The blood has to be drained completely before the head is removed. The purpose is to drain out most of the blood which would serve as a good culture medium for microorganisms. The spinal cord must not be cut because the nerve fibers to the heart could be damaged during the process causing cardiac arrest, stagnating the blood in the blood vessels.<\/p>\n

2. Blood is a good medium for germs and bacteria<\/b><\/p>\n

Blood is a good media of germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. Therefore the Muslim way of slaughtering is more hygienic as most of the blood containing germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. that are the cause of several diseases are eliminated.<\/p>\n

3. Meat remains fresh for a longer time<\/b><\/p>\n

Meat slaughtered by Islamic way remains fresh for a longer time due to deficiency of blood in the meat as compared to other methods of slaughtering.<\/p>\n

4. Animal does not feel pain<\/b><\/p>\n

The swift cutting of vessels of the neck disconnects the flow of blood to the nerve of the brain responsible for pain. Thus the animal does not feel pain. While dying, the animal struggles, writhers, shakes and kicks, not due to pain, but due to the contraction and relaxation of the muscles deficient in blood and due to the flow of blood out of the body.<\/p>\n

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This article is a part of Dr. Zakir Naik\u2019s Answers to Non-Muslims\u2019 Common Questions About Islam.<\/em><\/p>\n

Taken with kind permission from www.irf.net.<\/em><\/p>\n

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