Can Muslims Be Vegetarians?

Let The Quran Speak -

Like the title says, do muslims have the permission from God to become vegetarian?

Special Guest: Shabir Ally

Segment Aired on: August 1 2009 on CTS

Category:

Education

Tags:

• allah
• god
• islam
• quran
• muslim
• religion
• shabir
• ally
• muhammad
• mohammad
• mohammed
• prophet
• hadith
• vegetarian
• meat
• salad
• halal
• haram
• permissible
• prohibited

[cheerfulerik]

Sorry, after being impressed with this video I saw the Youtube clip (search on it) "Meet your Meat - The Barbarity of Halal Slaughter" It's not enough to say "it's okay not to do this". You have to say "This is absolutely unacceptable!" That's like saying "There's no requirement to rape" or "You don't have to if you feel strongly you don't want to." That's not religion. A religion has to torture is unacceptable. Why isn't Islam up in arms against this? Did you hear the baby calves cry?

[merce0909]

the sacrificing of animals during the muslim festival is one of the most horrifying things I have ever lived to see.Animals treated like sacks of rocks until the day of slaughter.Blood everywhere and people burning the animal heads in the streets laughing and screaming.If the prophet would see this he would be opposed to such atrocity.You seem like intelligent people,and I you know that there is no need for animal suffering of any kind.Why people can sacrifice the greediness,selfishness instead.

[dhammmaraja]

@merce0909 the appearance of the religions of islam as a result of the greedy of humans, simply because mohamed want to gain the power thats all the matter, you wouldn't see in islam any real compassion treating, because it all about greedy and power

[crocalu]

Well, at least it's good to see a theist having modern views :)

[NaturalRepublic]

I thought he was going to stick specifically with Qur'an.

[needhirajan]

@haridham eating meat is not a bad karma. as humans we need to eat food for our physical survival. But as we are conscious beings we have choice, not like animals. Most of the animals eaten have 5 senses and when they die they are so terrified that the levels of epinephrine and nor epinephrine are so high in their cells. when these meat is consumed the human beings are restless and full of anger and rage. There is a scientific basis for not eating meat. But we eat meat for fun.

[haridham]

@needhirajan great point. Is eating meat bad karma? /watch?v=ytEz2GQOVNk

[needhirajan]

whatever explanation is said. humans are not designed to be non vegetarians. We evolved from monkeys. we are basically vegetarians.

[tahalool]

@merce0909 actually that "Festival" is for Jews too.. :)

[Mrphatbastard1]

These people are way too ate up with their religion to decide what their going to have for diner!

[razaa09]

@cheerfulerik actually RSPCA in Australia approve of killing in such a way.