tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42951854131193593252026-03-02T04:37:47.031-08:00SPOTLIGHT HALAL magazine provides Muslims with practical, objective food information. We do not issue fatawa. We simply inform when foods contain a haram substance, or ingredients derived from them. Such as: Pork Alcohol Blood Insect/Vermin Donkey Predator Observe zabiha? Learn which foods are made with beef, chicken, etc. More than 80% of Muslims in North America adhere to halal dietary standards. Chip-In at: http://spotlighthalal.chipin.com/spotlight-halalAMNA Haram Halalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109609679939870796noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4295185413119359325.post-5317408191992163792010-02-22T07:55:00.000-08:002010-02-22T07:55:39.647-08:00

SPOTLIGHT HALAL Magazine provides North American Muslims with practical information about food choices. Please ChipIn your support -->>>. Shukran. HAWWAM (Insect) Shellac, used as a coating on aspirin and candies alike, is made from crushed insect cocoons. Try my recipe for Winning Syrian Taboule!! WHAT IS IT? Shellac is a resinous compound secreted by the female lac bug (also

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This recipe won first place in competition. Refrigerated, it can keep for 2 days. Make sure to thoroughly rinse the parsley, removing any insect life and all sandy grit. Allow enough time to thoroughly soak the bulgur wheat – 4 hours, or overnight. Taboule shouldn't be too green or too white. Make sure to chop all vegetables finely. You'll need... 1 large mixing bowl and one large serving bowl

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-- A READER REQUESTED ISSUE --SPOTLIGHT HALAL Magazine provides North American Muslims with practical information about food choices. Please ChipIn your support. Shukran. PORK (?) Some Frito-Lay® brand seasoned snack chips use pig enzymes to develop 'unique flavors.' View our halal recipe for Tex-Mex Chicken Quesadillas with Habichuelas Rosadas WHAT ARE THEY? Frito-Lay, a

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Have a craving for something salty, cheesy and crunchy but don't want to reach for a bag of chips? These Tex-Mex style Chicken Quesadillas make a delicious and satisfying meal. Served with salsa, sliced avocado and pink beans—they're full of tangy flavor. Spice them up with hot salsa, or keep it on the mild side. It's up to you. YOU'LL NEED... Quesadillas    3 chicken breasts

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SPOTLIGHT HALAL Magazine provides North American Muslims with practical information about food choices. Please ChipIn your support using the widget on the right side of the screen. Shukran.         ALCOHOL (?) Sake and mirin, both Japanese rice wines, are common ingredients in sushi rice. Try our recipe for gravlax, Swedish salt-cured salmon! WHAT IS IT?

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SPOTLIGHT HALAL Magazine provides North American Muslims with practical information about food choices. Please ChipIn your support. Shukran. Forget about spending $12 a pound for Norweigan smoked salmon! Try this simple recipe for Swedish gravad lax to make at home. Our version yields a tastier slice and firmer texture that you can really sink your teeth into.  Serve it the

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SPOTLIGHT HALAL Magazine provides North American Muslims with practical information about food choices. Please ChipIn your support. Shukran. PORK / ALCOHOL (?) Chowders are traditionally prepared with salt pork or bacon. Some canned products contain alcohol. View our halal recipe for Authentic Seafood Chowder. WHAT IS IT? Chowder is a type of soup popular in New England and

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SPOTLIGHT HALAL Magazine provides North American Muslims with practical information about food choices. Please ChipIn your support. Shukran. PORK / HAWWAM Altoids© mints contain gelatin sourced from pigs and other animals. Some varieties contain shellac, made from insect cocoons. Try our recipe for Italian Toasted Almond Biscotti! WHAT IS IT? Altoids are a popular brand of breath mints

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HALAL (حلال, ḥalāl, halaal) - an Arabic term meaning "permissible." In the English language, it most frequently refers to food that is permissible according to Islamic law. In the Arabic language, it refers to anything that is permissible under Islam. The term halal is often inaccurately used as a synonym for zabihah (ذبيحة) — the prescribed method of ritual slaughter of all allowable

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TOXINS, INTOXICANTS in the Quran وانفقوا في سبيل الله ولاتلقوا بايديكم الى التهلكة واحسنوا ان الله يحب المحسنين Give generously for the cause of Allah and do not cast yourselves into destruction by your own hands. Be charitable: Allah loves those who are charitable. — Quran, Surat Al-Baqarah 2:195 Hadith referencing TOXINS, INTOXICANTS Although not one-and-the-same, many foods identified as

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TOXINS - A poisonous substance produced by living cells or organisms that is active at very low concentrations. Toxins are capable of causing disease, paralysis or death on contact or absorption with body tissues by interacting with the body. AMNA identifies foods containing substances that contain toxins that can do harm to the body, whether slowly in small amounts and over a long term, or

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HALAL in the Quran اليوم احل لكم الطيبات وطعام الذين اوتوا الكتاب حل لكم وطعامكم حل لهم والمحصنات من المؤمنات والمحصنات من الذين اوتوا الكتاب من قبلكم اذا اتيتموهن اجورهن محصنين غير مسافحين ولامتخذي اخدان ومن يكفر بالايمان فقد حبط عمله وهو في الاخرة من الخاسرين “Today the good things are permitted you, and the food of those who were given the Book is permitted to you, and permitted to them is

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FOOD of SHIRK in the Quran حرمت عليكم الميتة والدم ولحم الخنزير ومااهل لغير الله به والمنخنقة والموقوذة والمتردية والنطيحة ومااكل السبع الا ماذكيتم وماذبح على النصب وان تستقسموا بالازلام ذلك فسق اليوم يئس الذين كفروا من دينكم فلا تخشوهم واخشون اليوم اكملت لكم دينكم واتممت عليكم نعمتي ورضيت لكم الاسلام دينا فمن اضطر في مخمصة غير متجانف لاثم فان الله غفور رحيم “Forbidden to you (for food) are: …

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SHIRK (شرك‎) — the Islamic concept of the sin of polytheism specifically, but in a more general way refers to worshipping other than Allah, associating partners with Him, giving His characteristics to other than Him, or not believing in His characteristics. Islamic Prohibition against FOOD of SHIRK Associating others with Allah is known as shirk, and is an unforgivable sin. Muslims are

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Supermarket Meat. Is it halal? Is the meat — chicken, turkey, beef or lamb — found in your supermarket up to Islamic standards of halal? This article discusses Islamic concerns of animal welfare, jallalah and the potential for contamination with haram substances, when considering supermarket-bought meat as halal or not. Zabiha (Islamic slaughter) is outside of the scope of this article.

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Is Organic Meat halal? For the most part, the conditions under which organically raised animals are kept are more in line with Islamic ethical and cleanliness standards than with the typical practices and conditions of Factory Farming. However, the method of slaughter is a factor as to whether organic meat remains permissible. Also of importance is the cleanliness of the butchering space,

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Jallalah is an Arabic term meaning an otherwise halal animal which has been made (temporarily) unclean due to the unclean food it eats. This encompasses cattle fed garbage, waste and animal (by-)products. The meat from such an animal is considered haram until it is fed a diet of clean food for a period of 3 months. Most "supermarket meat" comes from animals raised in Factory Farms, where

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Islamic dietary law permits eating the meat of halal animals—halal meaning permitted. A halal animal must be in good health, not under duress and conscious at slaughter in order for the meat from it to be halal. Vegetarianism Islam permits all food, except for what is prohibited in the Quran and sunnah (tradition and teachings of the Prophet). It is highly frowned upon for Muslims to be

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Categories of haram Animals Listed below, the basic Islamic principles of permissibility and impermissibility, within the Hanafi School of Thought, with regards to animal consumption. Muslim scholars[1] have classified prohibited (haram) land and air animals into six categories. These are: Animals specifically stated in the Quran and Sunnah as haram, such as domestic donkeys and pigs. Animals

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What are the halal animals? The following animals are halal for eating. This list is not inclusive. Non-Predatory Birds: Capon; Chicken; Dove; Duck; Francolin (a partridge); Goose; Heron; Hoopoe (hudhud); Lark; Nightingale; Ostrich; Parrot; Partridge; Peacock; Pigeon; Squab; Quail; Rooster; Sparrow; Starling; Stork Herbivorous Land Animals: Antelope; Buffalo; Camel; Caribou; Cow; Deer; Gazelle

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Products that have been certified as halal are labeled with halal symbols. Halal symbols are registered trademarks of their respective halal certification organizations, and cannot be placed on a food label without that organization's permission. HALAL, Kosher and American Law "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." In the U.S., there can be no legal

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This article is an important read for all Muslims concerned with adhering to Islamic law which mandates the humane treatment of animals. There is no guarantee that zabiha-slaughtered cattle did not also live under the questionable conditions imposed by large-scale agro-business. If you've ever bought meat from your local supermarket, chances are it was raised in the environment of a large-scale

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Hadith referencing PREDATORS Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas: "The Prophet (s.a.s.) prohibited eating (the meat of) every taloned bird and every predatory animal possessing canine teeth." — Sahih Muslim, Book 021, Number 4752 Narrated by Abu Darda: "The Prophet (s.a.s.) prevented the eating of khatafah (خطفة) [creatures that snatch (monkeys, raccoons, etc.)], nahabah (نهبه) [creatures that plunder (mice,

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PREDATOR - In the strictest sense, predators are hunting animals. In Islam, explicitely prohibited are land animals posessing fangs or canine teeth and claws, as well as birds possessing talons. Omnivorous animals and non-hunting carnivores (scavengers) are considered within AMNA's PREDATOR classification. Though omnivorous, the pig and wild boar are included in a AMNA's PORK class, due to the

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Zabihah in the Quran اليوم احل لكم الطيبات وطعام الذين اوتوا الكتاب حل لكم وطعامكم حل لهم والمحصنات من المؤمنات والمحصنات من الذين اوتوا الكتاب من قبلكم اذا اتيتموهن اجورهن محصنين غير مسافحين ولامتخذي اخدان ومن يكفر بالايمان فقد حبط عمله وهو في الاخرة من الخاسرين "This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is

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