In
both Bible and Holy Qur-an Allah (God) condemns the touching & eating of
swine flesh. If we agree that Allah (God) is the Best Knower, Foreknower &
the All-knowing One, then surely He knows best what foods to eat and not to
eat. We must ask the question, "Why does Allah (God) forbid the eating and
touching of swine flesh in any form?" First let us look at what Allah
(God) says about the eating of swine flesh in both Bible & Holy Qur-an:
Leviticus 11:7-8
"And the swine, though he divided the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he
cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
"Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch;
they are unclean to you."
Deuteronomy 14:8
"And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it
is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead
carcass..
Here Allah (God) clearly states that the flesh of swine is forbidden to eat and
touch. Bible Scholars agree with the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad, that the
King's meat spoken of in Daniel Ch. 1:8 is referring to swine flesh. In that
story Daniel and the three Hebrew boys, followed the instruction of the Best
Knower, the Foreknower and the All-knowing One, Allah (God). In the end they
were healthier by not eating the King's meat and drinking his drink. Some of us
make the mistake of thinking that the advent of Jesus suspends the Law Allah
(God) gave to Moses. Let's examine Jesus' words concerning the Law Allah (God)
gave to Moses.
Matthew 5:17-19
"Think not that I (Jesus) am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I
am not come to destroy, But to fulfill.
"For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one
tittle shall in no wise pass from the law , till all is fulfilled.
"Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and
shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but
whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the
kingdom of heaven."
Jesus says he came to fulfill the law Allah (God) gave to Moses. Fulfill means
to put into effect, to measure up to. Therefore, Jesus came in the world to put
Moses law into effect and make it the reality by which all of us live. This
would include Allah's (God's) prohibition against swine. Jesus clearly states
that he has not come to destroy the law and that the law will not be changed
until heaven and earth pass away. Heaven an earth are still present, therefore
law is still in place and should be followed. The Most Honorable Elijah
Muhammad made and interesting point in reference to this topic. He said to say
that the All-wise Allah (God) changed His mind is to say that He is not a
Foreknower. Allah (God) is the Foreknower and as the creator of man and pigs is
the Best Knower of nature of both of them. Even though pigs are fed grains and
corn in some places, this does not negate the FACT that they are filthy and
poisonous by nature. If one were to feed a poisonous snake a better diet, it
would not change the nature of the snake, being poisonous. If one were to grow
a poisonous plant in a different type of soil, it would not prevent the plant
from doing by nature what it is created to do. The same principle stands true
for the swine. People often make the mistake of thinking that the Most Honorable
Elijah Muhammad did not know they food would be filled with all types of
hormones and chemicals. To say this is to say that he, as the Messenger of God,
was not a foreknower like his Teacher. We would be foolish to say that How to
Eat to Live is somehow outdated and Dr. So and So has better guidance than the
Messenger of the Best Knower, the Foreknower and the All-Knowing One.
Allah (God) continues his condemnation of the swine as follows:
Isaiah 65:2-4
I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh
in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in
gardens, and burneth incense upon alters of brick;
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, eating swine's
flesh, and the broth of abominable things is in their vessels."
Isaiah 66:17
"They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens
behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and
the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord."
The word abomination mean abhorrence; disgust, that which is hated, a cause of
abhorrence, disgust or hatred. The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad said that the
one tree the people hide behind were the people who used the word of God to
justify the consumption of prohibited swine flesh. The Bible condemns those
that engage in that type of activity as follows:
Ezekiel 22:26
Her priest have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have
put no difference between the holy and the profane, neither have they shewed
difference between the unclean and the clean and have hid their eyes form my
sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.
This perfectly describes how those who are charged with the responsibility of
using the word of Allah (God), to raise His standard, have used His word to
justify their own evil and the evils of he people under their charge. No wonder
Jesus says in Matthew 5:19, "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these
least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called least in the
kingdom of heaven..."
The Holy Qur'an, the book of scripture for over one billion Muslims on earth,
also condemns the consumption of swine.
Holy Qur-an 2:173
"He has thus forbidden you only what dies of itself, and blood, and the
flesh of swine, and that over which any other (name) than (that of) Allah has
been invoked..."
Holy Qur-an 5:3
"Forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and the flesh
of swine, and that over which any other name than that of Allah has been
invoked..."
Holy Qur-an 6:146
"Say, I find not in that which is revealed to me aught forbidden for an
eater to eat thereof, except that it be what dies of itself, or blood poured
forth, or flesh of swine - for that surely is unclean - or what is a
transgression, other than (the name of) Allah having been invoked on
it..."
Holy Qur-an 16:115
"He has forbidden you only what dies of itself and blood and the flesh of
swine and that over which any other name than that of Allah has been
invoked;..."
Excerpted from the book, The Truth About Pork -
By Minister Abdul Muhammad
