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Dhabīḥah (ذَبِيْحَة) is the prescribed method of ritual slaughter of all animals excluding fish and most sea-life per Islamic law. Fiqh ( Arabic: فقه, fɪqəh is Islamic Jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law—based directly on the An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of Knowledge which is taught or Researched at the college or university level This is a sub-article to Religious education, Academic discipline, and Islam. This is a sub-article of Fiqh and Law and economics. Islamic economics is Economics in accordance with Islamic law See also Modern Islamic philosophy, Islamism, Islamic terrorism Political aspects of Islam are derived from the Quran, the Sunna In Islamic law Marriage ("ʿurs" عرس is a legal bond and Social contract between a man and a woman as prompted by the Shari'a. This is a sub-article of Fiqh and Criminal law. Islamic criminal law (فقه العقوبات is Criminal law in accordance This is a sub-article of Islamic jurisprudence and Etiquette. This is a sub-article to Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic theology. This is a sub-article to Fiqh and Hygiene Hygiene is a prominent topic in Islam. This is a sub-article to Islamic hygienical jurisprudence and Cleanliness. This is a sub-article of Hajj and Islamic cleanliness. Ihram (إحرام iḥrām, from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-R-M This article is about Hygiene in Islam. Wudu ( Arabic: الوضوء al-wuḍū', Persian:آبدست ābdast Ghusl (غسل is an Arabic term referring to the full ablution (ritual washing required in Islam for various rituals and prayers This article is about Hygiene in Islam. Tayammum (تيمم refers to the dry Ablution in Islam using sand or dust which may This article is about Hygiene in Islam. The miswak ( miswaak, siwak) is a natural Toothbrush made from the twigs This is a sub-article to Hygiene in Islam. In Islamic law, najis (نجس are things or persons regarded as ritually unclean This is a sub-article of Sexuality in Islam and Islamic cleanliness. This is a sub-article to Hygiene in Islam, Healthy diet and Food and cooking hygiene. Dhabīḥah (ar ذَبِيْحَة is the prescribed method of Ritual slaughter of all animals excluding fish and most sea-life per Islamic law The legal aspects of ritual slaughter include the regulation of Slaughterhouses Butchers and religious personnel involved with traditional Shechita (Jewish The Islamic dietary laws ( Dhabiha Halaal) and the Jewish dietary laws ( Kashrut) are both quite detailed and contain both points of similarity and This is a sub-article to Hygiene in Islam and Toilet The Islamic faith has particular rules regarding personal hygiene when going to the Islamic military jurisprudence consists of the basic laws governing the conduct of the military aspects of Jihad (also known as "lesser Jihad " Ritual slaughter is the practice of slaughtering livestock for meat in a Ritual manner e For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. This method of slaughtering animals consists of a swift, deep incision with a sharp knife on the neck, cutting the jugular veins and carotid arteries of both sides but leaving the spinal cord intact. The jugular veins are Veins that bring deoxygenated blood from the Head back to the heart via the Superior vena cava. In Human anatomy, the common carotid artery is an Artery that supplies the head and neck with Oxygenated blood; it divides in the neck to form the The spinal cord is a long thin tubular bundle of Nerves that is an extension of the Central nervous system from the brain and is enclosed in and protected The objective of this technique is to more effectively drain the body of the animal's blood, resulting in more hygienic meat, and to minimize the pain and agony for the animal. ^[1] The precise details of the slaughtering method arise largely from Islamic tradition, rather than direct Quranic mandate. Sunnah ar (سنة plural سنن Sunan literally means “trodden path” and therefore the sunnah of the prophet means “the way and the manners of the prophet” It is used to comply with the conditions stated in the Qur'an:

"Forbidden to you are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it; that which is sacrificed on stone [Altar?]; [forbidden] also is the division by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. . . " – Al-Maidah 5:3

The term Dhabīḥah is often inaccurately used as a synonym for the word halal. Halal (حلال ḥalāl, halaal) is an Arabic term meaning permissible. But used in conjunction, "Dhabīḥah Halal" is the term used to describe any meat or food that is permissible as per Islamic law.

Contents 1 Slaughtering Process 1.1 Prerequisites 1.2 Slaughter 2 Controversies 2.1 Animal rights 2.2 Inducing unconsciousness 3 Ḏabīḥah in relation to other religions 3.1 Christianity 3.2 Judaism 4 See also 5 References

Slaughtering Process

The slaughtering process referred to as Ḏabīḥah, is regulated by a set rules that assure health of the animal to be slaughtered and conformance to Islamic religious law, which is derived from the Qur'an and Hadith. The Qur’an ( القرآن, literally "the recitation" also sometimes transliterated as Qur’ān, Koran, Alcoran Hadith ( ar الحديث, pl aḥadīth; lit. "narrative" are oral Traditions relating to the words and deeds of the Islamic

Prerequisites

According to the laws of Ḏabīḥah halal, certain prerequisites must be met before an animal is slaughtered[1]:

• The animal must not be a forbidden substance as per the Quran. Halal (حلال ḥalāl, halaal) is an Arabic term meaning permissible.
• The slaughter itself must be done by a sane (mentally competent) adult Muslim. Some Muslims also consider it acceptable to eat the meat slaughtered by "People of the Book" (Arabic: Ahle-kitaab, i. This article is about the theological concept in Islam. For the novel by Geraldine Brooks see People of the Book (novel. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language e, Christians and Jews). On the other hand, some Islamic schools of thought state that except in the case of extreme necessity, the meat slaughtered by People of the Book should not be eaten.

Several other conditions are also stated: the knife's blade should be extremely sharp yet not be sharpened in front of the animal, the animal must not be slaughtered in front of other animals[2], and the animal's eyes and ears must be checked to ensure its health and suitability for slaughter. If it is deemed to be healthy, it is given water to drink (to quench its thirst). The animal should then be stood to face the Qibla[3], and the actual slaughter can begin. Qiblah ( ar قبلة, also transliterated as Kiblah) is an Arabic word for the direction that should be faced when a Muslim prays during

Slaughter

The act of slaughtering itself is preceded by mentioning the name of God. Invoking the name of God at the moment of slaughtering is sometimes interpreted as acknowledgment of God's right over all things. Furthermore, it is an asking of permission to take the life of the animal to be slaughtered, and endows the slaughterer with a sense of gratitude for God's creation, even prior to partaking in the meat of the animal.

Thus, the slaughter itself is preceded by the words "In the name of God, God is Greater (Bismillah, Allahu Akbar). Basmala (Arabic بسملة is an Arabic language noun which is used as the collective name of the whole of the recurring Islamic phrase bismi-llāhi ar-raḥmāni The takbīr or takbeer (ar تَكْبِير is the act of saying the phrase, ar الله أكبر ^[2] It is not regarded appropriate to use the phrase "Bismillah al Raĥman Al Raĥim" (In the name of God the Beneficent the Merciful) in this situation, because slaughtering is an act of subduement rather than mercy. Basmala (Arabic بسملة is an Arabic language noun which is used as the collective name of the whole of the recurring Islamic phrase bismi-llāhi ar-raḥmāni

According to Islamic tradition, the conventional method used to slaughter the animal involves cutting the large arteries in the neck along with the esophagus and trachea with one swipe of an unserrated blade. This method of slaughter serves two goals. It is said to provide for a relatively painless death, but some dispute this claim. It also helps to effectively drain blood from the animal. This is important because the consumption of blood itself is forbidden in Islam. Muslims consider this method of killing the animal to be cleaner and more merciful to the animal.

While the blood is draining, the animal is not handled until it has died.

Controversies

Animal rights

Main article: Bans on ritual slaughter

Inducing unconsciousness

Electrocution is frowned upon by many Muslims, since it causes "small blood vessels (to) rupture" and leaves the "meat tainted with blood which is full of germs, bacteria and waste material. " [4]

Stunning the animal with a bolt-gun, as is the standard practice in FDA-approved slaughtering houses, may cause instantaneous death. Some Muslims regard meat from such a slaugter to be haram, considering such meat as carrion. Carrion (from the Latin caro, meaning meat refers to the carcass of a dead animal In other cases, in some animals with thicker skulls, the bolt-gun has to be administered more than once, causing harm and suffering to the animal, which goes against the dictates of an Islamic slaughter.

It is for these reasons that there are ongoing questions and conversations within the North American muslim community as to whether meat processed in these slaughter houses meet the standard of 'Halal' (as opposed to Zabiha). At center to this debate is the doubt as to whether this meat could qualify under the Allowed category of the food of the People of the Book (Jews and Christians). The first consideration being that standard slaughtering methods could cause the animal to die in a way other than slaughter (death through exsanguination), and, secondly, given that the actual slaughter may not be performed by a member of any one of the three Abrahamic religions.

Debates still rage among Muslim jurists and the general Muslim population about whether or not stunning, anesthetics, or other forms of inducing unconsciousness in the animal prior to slaughter are permissible as per Islam. A Faqih (plural Fuqaha') (فقيه pl فقهاء is an expert in Fiqh, or Islamic Jurisprudence.

Ḏabīḥah in relation to other religions

Followers of some religions are prohibited from consuming meat slaughtered in the fashion described above. The Rehat Maryada of Sikhism states that in Sikhism, "eating the meat of an animal slaughtered the Muslim way;" is strictly prohibited. The Rehat Maryada is the Sikh Code of Conduct which was put into force right from the birth of Sikhism. Sikhism ( IPA: or; ਸਿੱਖੀ sikkhī, IPA:) founded on the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century There are a number of religious prohibitions in Sikhism Cutting Hair Cutting hair is strictly forbidden in Sikhism The Kshatriya of Hinduism also do not consume meat killed by Muslims. Kshatriya (क्षत्रिय kṣatriya from क्षत्र kṣatra) is one of the four varnas (social orders in Hinduism

Christianity

Many Muslims conclude that the Christian method of slaughtering of the present age are lacking in Islamic methods and contradict Muslim belief, thus making their meat haraam. Haraam (حرام is an Arabic term meaning "forbidden"

However, Christians in Ethiopia and neighbouring countries still practice ritual slaughter and Muslims from those countries eat meat slaughtered by them.

Judaism

Main article: Comparison of Dhabiĥa Halal and kashrut

There are many similarities between the laws concerning Ḏabīḥah and kashrut, the Jewish dietary laws. The Islamic dietary laws ( Dhabiha Halaal) and the Jewish dietary laws ( Kashrut) are both quite detailed and contain both points of similarity and Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, he כַּשְׁרוּת refers to Jewish dietary laws.

Muslims are divided as to whether or not Jewish slaughter suffices as a replacement for Islamic dhabiha halal. Some claim that Jewish slaughter leaves out the Takbeer (saying: God is Great) and changes the method of slaughter, thus, their meat is Haraam. Haraam (حرام is an Arabic term meaning "forbidden" Others claim that the slaughtering processes are similar enough in practice and in theory to render animals slaughtered by Jewish laws as halal. There is as long tradition of muslims buying meat from Jews (especially hindquarters) before the Jewish exodus from Muslim countries. ^[6]

To be kosher - i. e. fit for consumption by religious Jews, meat must be slaughtered by a Jewish shohet who holds a licence from a rabbi and has been examined on the laws of shehitah. Therefore Jews may not eat Dhabiha halal meat as it is treif. (See article shechita). Shechita ( Hebrew:he שחיטה is the Ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws.

See also

• Halal Monitoring Committee
• Halal
• Bans on ritual slaughter
• Islamic dietary laws
• Comparison of Dhabiĥa Halal and kashrut
• Difference between Halal and Dhabiha

References

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