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Meaning of Halal, Haram & Mushbooh

8/1/2013

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HALAL
The word Halal is a Arabic word. It means lawful or legal. The source of Halal ingredients are vegetable, plant, fish, meat, fat or gelatin from a halal animal which means that an animal that was slaughtered according to Sharia rules.
    1. The word " Vegetable" is mentioned before fat based ingredients statement                 of a food product; for example vegetable Mono and Diglyceride.
    2. If a Halal symbol such as "H" or "M" in a triangle or Kosher symbols such as
        U, UD, V, CRC, KMH, COR, K or KD appear on a package (without wine,
        alcohol, all types of gelatin and L_Cysteine from human hair), it means
        that the fat based ingredient is obtained from vegetable fat.
    3. Inquiry with the food manufacturer is another way of identifying
        them. The purpose is to verify that the ingredients are Halal or Kosher
        certified and also to inquire about any haram processing aid ingredients which             are not mentioned in the ingredients list. Sometimes a manufacturer may use             Halal or Kosher certified ingredients without the finished product being Halal or         Kosher certified. Breads and buns are the best example. Some companies                 manufacture Halal or Kosher products but prefer not to have it certified Halal or         Kosher because it can be very costly.

HARAM

Haram is opposite of Halal and it means unlawful.  Muslims are prohibited to consume food products made from Haram ingredients. The base being Quran  & Sunnah.
    * Haram ingredients from alcohol beverages: Beer, Beer flavor, Rum
       Flavor, Hard Cider, Beer Batter, Soy Sauce (Naturally brewed), Teriyaki Sauce            (contains wine) and  Wine
    * Pure Alcohol as a Natural Flavor, Vanilla Extract containing alcohol.
    * Haram ingredients from Human body: L_Cysteine from human hair.
    * Haram ingredients from Pig: Bacon, Ham, Gelatin, Enzymes, Marshmallow (made        with pig gelatin), Vitamins.
    * Grain/plant based ingredients with pig based carrier: Beta carotene (pig Gelatin)          and BHA/BHT (pig based carrier).
    * Dairy ingredients made from pork enzymes and culture media: Caseinates,                Lactose, Whey.
    * Ingredients made from pork fat: Lard, Mono & diglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl                Lactylate, DATEM, Polysorbate 60 or 80.

MUSHBOOH

Mushbooh is an Arabic word for doubtful things. Muslims are required
to stay away from doubtful things. Food products and food ingredients
whose sources are not known whether they are made from Halal or Haram
source fall under this category.
    * Yeast Extract from brewer's yeast (some Islamic scholars consider it Halal but to some others think it is a Mushbooh ingredient).
    * Cochineal/Carmine color (Islamic scholars in UK and South Africa considers it Haram)
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    About Author

    I became alarmed  about what we are eating after calling manufacturers to find  out what the  jargon used on our food packages  in the form of ingredients really mean and felt compelled to educate myself and others as to how  ingredients are disguised and approved for use by the FDA.

    Eating halal is not only for Muslims.  Eating Halal means respecting  our bodies, animals,   plants and our environment in which we all have to co-exist. It also means the way in which our food is treated, handled, extracted, processed and manufactured.

    Taking care to eat  Halal,  at its peek,  is the key to worshiping Allah (God) as we should and doing justice to our bodies, mind and soul.

    After many years of researching I am now taking a step towards helping to shed some light on what choices can be made.

    Lets all help to eradicate unhealthy, haram, doubtful food from our families' lives so we can have overall success.

    I will continue with my research and May Allah help all of us in our quest to live halal lives.

    Ameen

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