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chicken vs pork
It's stated in the koran: "Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine"
So when it says dead meat does it mean just the swine or it also refers to any other animals?
And also, does islam prohibit eating chicken?
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Islam follows a way of eating called halal, which forbids the eating of certain foods. It is from the Koran. This is an article on halal: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
FROM WIKIPEDIA.ORG:
Explicitly Forbidden Substances
A variety of substances are considered forbidden (haraam) as per various Quranic verses:
Pork, or any pig-based products
Blood
Animals slaughtered in the name of anyone but God
Carrion
Any animal found dead
"Fanged beasts of prey"[14] as per the Sunnah, usually simplified to all Carnivorous animals with the exception of most fish and sea animals
And all intoxicants (specifically alcohol)
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You cant eat pork, you can eat chicken, beef, lamb etc, but it has to be halaal. Now you should look up the definition for halaal because im not sure how to explain it.
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I believe 'dead meat' applies more to animals that died of natural causes w/o human interference - though I could be wrong and hope that if so, someone will come along and correct me. =]
-- "He only prohibits for you the eating of animals that die of themselves (without human interference), blood, the meat of pigs, and animals dedicated to other than GOD. If one is forced (to eat these), without being malicious or
deliberate, he incurs no sin. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful." [2:173]
Also, you arent to eat the flesh of any animal that is not herbiverous (as in, eats flesh itself) or an animal that has been fed flesh or blood. You may not be aware, but some premade animal feeds are not 100% organic, and actually have animal byproducts in them.
You should be aware that there are different interpretations on what is Halal, and what is Haram. To non-Muslims this can appear to be nit-picking, but it can be fairly serious. For example, on one hand you have:
"Today, all good food is made lawful for you. The food of the people of the scripture (Jews & Christians) is LAWFUL (HALAL) for you......" 5:5
However, that isn't the last word - for example, Kosher isn't always Halal:
"In addition meat done by Christians and Jews may be Kosher but not necessarily Halal since they differ at times in terms of alcohol content, meat derivatives and L-cystein produced from human hair. Kosher foods may contain alcohol, gelatin prepared from swine, animal fat not slaughtered in God's name. All of these are definitely anti-Halal. Halal foods must come from animals that were slaughtered while Muslims pronounce the name of Allah or His Oneness. Just No electric shocks, No machine blades." ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location))
Also cruel transportation and slaughtering practices can make meat Haram as well, up to and icluding tail docking and cattle branding ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location)).
If there is a Mosque in your area, you could simply go and ask to speak to someone and hear this for yourself; though I admit most people who aren't Muslim won't be inclined to do so.
EDIT: No, chicken isn't prohibited per se, but it needs to be Halal like other meat. So killed by hand I imagine (possibly cleaned/plucked by hand as well) and not by machine, along with reciting Allah's name. I would imagine therefore that most chicken isn't Halal then (like McNuggets lol).
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I cant comment on the actual wording of the Koran. However, from my Muslim friends I have learned that they can eat all kinds of meat (except pork) providing that this meat is halal. Basically the blood is drained out of the animal in a specific way. Perhaps the "dead meat" thing is a bad or incomplete translation.
So chicken is ok, as is beef, lamb, other kinds of birds etc.
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