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		<title>Another Meaning of Life</title>
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		<title>‎42 Pictures To Communicate The Beauty of Ramadan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><img class="alignnone" title="Ramadan" src="http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/ramadan081511/s_r14_12110879.jpg" alt="" width="766" height="474" /></p>
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		<title>Divine Speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2010 15:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a fantastic lecture. It stresses on the point that the Quran is in itself a miraculous book in its linguistic structure. Although Quran does not contradict with science, it&#8217;s not a science book. It analyzes the element of speech and evaluates each element against the perception of the Quran from both Muslims and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whyislam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1293331&amp;post=451&amp;subd=whyislam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a fantastic lecture. It stresses on the point that the Quran is in itself a miraculous book in its linguistic structure. Although Quran does not contradict with science, it&#8217;s not a science book. It analyzes the element of speech and evaluates each element against the perception of the Quran from both Muslims and non-Muslims. You can find the second part on youtube.</p>
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		<title>Reading Arabic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through our life, we come with a handful of people who would love to learn Arabic. I thought the lecturer comes from an important angle being a non-native Arabic speaker. I have posted before a link to learning the Arabic alphabets. This a more conventional educational style. The speaker is enthusiastic and the lessons are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whyislam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1293331&amp;post=441&amp;subd=whyislam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Through our life, we come with a handful of people who would love to  learn Arabic. I thought the lecturer comes from an important angle being a non-native Arabic speaker. I have posted before a <a href="http://whyislam.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/teaching-arabic-alphabets/" target="_blank">link </a>to learning the Arabic alphabets. This a more conventional educational style. The speaker is enthusiastic and the lessons are well organized.</p>
<p>You can download the videos:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lqtoronto.com/videodl.html" target="_blank">http://www.lqtoronto.com/videodl.html</a></p>
<p>Rest of material:<a href="http://www.lqtoronto.com/downloads.html" target="_blank"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.lqtoronto.com/downloads.html" target="_blank">http://www.lqtoronto.com/downloads.html</a></p>
<p>You can also purchase the books and DVD set if  interested from here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lqtoronto.com/storeIN.html" target="_blank">http://www.lqtoronto.com/storeIN.html</a></p>
<p>To  learn more about the instructor and his experience:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lqtoronto.com/about.html" target="_blank">http://www.lqtoronto.com/about.html</a></p>
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		<title>Meat in the US &#8211; 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up, from a recent question I sent to the USDA: Why Islam: What happens to animals in detail after being stunned unconscious? The directive (http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/6900.2Rev1.pdf) describes that animals will be: &#8220;shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast or cut&#8221;. How are the animals slaughtered? Are animals bled to death by cutting the jugular vein? USDA: In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whyislam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1293331&amp;post=439&amp;subd=whyislam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a follow-up, from a recent question I sent to the USDA:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Why Islam: </strong></span>What happens to  animals in detail after being stunned unconscious? The  directive (<a href="http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/6900.2Rev1.pdf%29" target="_blank">http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/rdad/FSISDirectives/6900.2Rev1.pdf)</a> describes that animals will be: &#8220;shackled, hoisted, thrown, cast or  cut&#8221;.</p>
<div>How are the animals slaughtered? Are  animals bled to death  by cutting the jugular vein?</div>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>USDA</strong></span>: In traditional  slaughter the animal is first stunned and rendered  immediately unconscious by one of the processes defined in 9 CFR 313.</p>
<div><a href="http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&amp;sid=922f6733439a93a45c8799b4b2b765ec&amp;rgn=div5&amp;view=text&amp;node=9:2.0.2.1.14&amp;idno=9" target="_blank">http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&amp;sid=922f6733439a93a45c8799b4b2b765ec&amp;rgn=div5&amp;view=text&amp;node=9:2.0.2.1.14&amp;idno=9</a></p>
<p>After  the animal is rendered immediately unconscious by stunning the next  step is usually shackling and hoisting to facilitate bleeding.  Animals  are bled by cutting the major vessels in the neck and/or thoracic inlet  area (corotid artery, jugular vien, and anterior vena cava).  Death  results from stunning, stunning and bleeding or bleeding depending on  stunning method and the species involved.  Regardless of the stunning  method, the animal is not allowed to return to consciousness.  The next  slaughter process steps are hide removal and viscera removal.</p></div>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Why Islam: </strong></span> The answer included: &#8220;Death results from stunning, stunning and  bleeding  or bleeding depending on stunning method and the species involved.  &#8220;. How is the result of death dependent on the species involved? What  would the result of death be for cows or  sheep? Stunning or  bleeding?</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>USDA</strong></span>: Carbon dioxide stunning is death inducing  in swine.  Bleeding is the  primary ultimate cause of death in cattle and sheep.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part 2 of investigating meat produced in the US. I will be discussing a few more points related the topic. You can see part 1 here. 1. But what if we know that the people of the book do not say ‘Bism Allah’ when slaughtering. حكم ابن عبد البر حكم الإجماع : على [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whyislam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1293331&amp;post=436&amp;subd=whyislam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This  is part 2 of  investigating meat produced in the US. I will be  discussing a few more points  related the topic. You can see part 1 <a href="http://whyislam.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/meat-in-the-us-1/">here</a>.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">1.  But what if we know that the people of the book do not say ‘Bism Allah’  when slaughtering.</span></strong></p>
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<p>حكم  ابن عبد البر حكم الإجماع : على أن الكتابي إذا لم يذكر اسم الله على  الذبيحة فإن ذبيحته مباحة .. ليس من شرط صحة الذبيحة من أهل  الكتاب أن  يذكر اسم الله عليها .</p>
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<p>Ibn  Abd Al Bar gave a consensus ruling that  the people of the book if the do not say the name of Allah on the  zabeeha, their zabeehah is lawful because saying Bism Allah is not a  condition of the zabeehah of the people of the book.</p>
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<p>عن هشام  بن عروة،  عن أبيه، عن عائشة : أنها قالت للرسول : &#8221; إن أقواما كانوا يأتوننا باللحم  لا ندري أذكروا اسم الله عليها أم لا ؟ فسألنا فقال النبي &#8211; صلى الله عليه  وسلم &#8211; : (( سموا عليه أنتم وكلوا )) ..</p>
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<p>Aisha  (May Allah be  pleased with her) said to the prophet (pbuh): “People bring us meat  which we don’t know if they mentioned the name of Allah on it or not.  The prophet (pbuh) said: “Say Bism Allah and eat”.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>2.  Meat is lawful from  Ahl Al Ketab unless we know for sure otherwise.</strong></span></p>
<p>From the above   Hadeeth, we conclude that the zabihah of the Muslim and the people of  the book is lawful and this is the base.<br />
فالمسلم والكتابي  ذبيحتهم مباحة، وهذا هو الأصل .</p>
<p>IslamQA  answers: “Depending on what was  said, if a person travels to a non-Muslim country and the majority of  which are Christains or jews then they can eat from their Zabihahs  UNLESS if it’s known that they electecute the Zabihah or mention other  than the name of Allah.</p>
<p>بناء على ما  سبق ، فمن سافر إلى بلاد غير  مسلمة ، وكان الغالب على من يذبح فيها أنهم نصارى أو يهود ، فإنه يحل له  الأكل من ذبائحهم ، إلا إن علم أنهم يصعقون  الذبيحة أو يسمون عليها  باسم غير الله ،  كما سبق .<br />
<a href="http://www.islamqa.com/ar/ref/88206" target="_blank">http://www.islamqa.com/ar/ref/88206</a></p>
<p>Sheikh Mosleh  confirms  what Islam QA says below:</p>
<p>والثاني: أنه  ليس فسقاً لأن عموم الآية  مخصوص بذبائح أهل الكتاب فإن الله تعالى أباح طعامهم لنا بقوله: ﴿وَطَعَامُ  الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْ﴾ (المائدة: 5) فأباح ذبائحهم  ولم يشترط لذلك التسمية وقد حكى ابن عبد البر الإجماع على ذلك فقال في  الاستذكار (5/250): &#8220;وقد أجمعوا في ذبيحة الكتابي أنها تؤكل وإن لم يسم  الله عليها إذا لم يسم عليها غير الله&#8221;. وقيل: بل المراد بالآية ما ذبح  لغير الله والميتة، لا متروك التسمية سهواً<br />
<a href="http://www.almosleh.com/almosleh/article_838.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.almosleh.com/almosleh/article_838.shtml</a><br />
<a href="http://www.almeshkat.net/vb/showthread.php?p=446444" target="_blank">http://www.almeshkat.net/vb/showthread.php?p=446444</a></p>
<p>In the Saheeh,   Abdullah Bin Al Moghaffal (May Allah be pleased with him) said: a  container of meat fat was lowered down at the day of Khaibar so I put my  arms around it and said: I will not give this today to anyone. I turned  around and it was the prophet (p.b.u.h) smiling.</p>
<p>وقد ثبت في  الصحيح عن  عبد الله بن مغفل رضي الله عنه قال : أدلي بجراب من شحم يوم خيبر فحضنته  وقلت لا أعطي اليوم من هذا أحدا والتفت فإذا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم  يبتسم فاستدل به الفقهاء على أنه يجوز تناول ما يحتاج إليه من الأطعمة  ونحوها من الغنيمة قبل القسمة</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-35843.html" target="_blank">http://www.ahlalhdeeth.com/vb/archive/index.php/t-35843.html</a></p>
<p>Excellent  paragraphs  from this conversation. al-mufti ( الضيف ) : khaled abdullah al musleh  teacher in Qaseem Univeristy:  For the full dialoge:</p>
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<p><a href="http://idaleel.tv/daleel/articles-action-show-id-1008.htm" target="_blank">http://idaleel.tv/daleel/articles-action-show-id-1008.htm<span id="more-436"></span></a></p>
<p>الضيف: الشيخ /  خالد بن  عبد الله المصلح .. عضو هيئة التدريس بـ (جامعة القصيم) .</p>
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<p>منطقة  الاختلاف هي إذا  ذكر اسم غير الله عليها .. كأن يقول : باسم المسيح أو باسم موسى أو غير ذلك  من الأسماء .. فإن العلماء قالوا : إن فيها ثلاثة أقوال :</p>
<p>الأول : &#8211; وهو  للحسن  وجماعة من فقهاء التابعين &#8211; : أن الذبيحة مباحة .</p>
<p>الثاني : يرون  أن  الذبيحة مكروهة.<br />
وذهب الإمام مالك إلى أن الذبيحة مكروهة  لوجود التنازع بين  المبيح وبين {وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْ}،  والمانع وهو {وَمَا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ} الذي يمنع أكل ما ذبح ولم  يذكر اسم الله عليه عند الذبح ؛ فقال الكراهة لتنازع الأصلين .</p>
<p>والقول الثالث :  &#8211; هو  لجماهير الفقهاء والحانفية والشافعية والحنابلة &#8211; : أن الذبيحة محرمة لأنها  مما يدخل في قوله : {وَلا تَأْكُلُوا مِمَّا لَمْ يُذْكَرْ اسْمُ اللَّهِ  عَلَيْهِ}.<br />
وأوضح  من ذلك في الدلالة هو : {وَمَا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ} .<br />
والراجح من هذه  الأقوال هو ما ذهب إليه الإمام مالك ؛ وهى أنها مكروهة وإن كان ذكر اسم غير  الله محرم [في ذاته ولا يتعلق بحلية ذبيحة الكتابي من عدمه على رأي الإمام  مالك].</p>
<p>الضيف: الحقيقة  أن  اللحوم المستوردة لا تخرج عن أحوال ؛ فإذا تيقن الإنسان أنها لم تذبح  بالطريقة الشرعية فإنها لا تخرج عن كونها ميتة على الراجح من أقوال العلماء  . ولا بد من الإشارة أنه يوجد خلاف حتى لو كان ضعيفا لنخرج من قوله بأنه  إجماع، وهناك حالتان :</p>
<p>الأولى أن يكون  الذبح غير شرعي .<br />
والحالة  الثانية أن  يكون الذبح شرعي، وهذا لا إشكال فيه .. ولكن موطن الإشكال والتنازع هو فيما  إذا اشتبه هل ذكي أم لا ؟</p>
<p>الضيف: موطن  الاشتباه هو التنازع، والذي يترجح  لي أنه ليس مشكلة في أكل اللحوم الواردة منهم إذا جهل الإنسان طريقة الذبح.</p>
<p>الضيف: الأصل  على من  ذبح هي الصحة .. إذا تولى الذبيحة مسلم فأنا لا أحتاج أن أبحث هل سمى أم لا  ؟ وهل قطع ما يجب قطعه ؟</p>
<p>لماذا آتي  بسلسلة &#8230;. لأن من تولى الذبح تصح  ذبيحته ؛ فالكتابي دل القرآن على أنه تصح ذبيحته، فإذا كان من أهل الكتاب  والذكاة ويصح تذكيتة فعند ذلك يجب أن نعمل الأصل .</p>
<p>ودليل هذا : أن  صحة  ذبيحته لا يتوقف عند الطريقة ولا التفتيش وطريقة الذبح هو عند الصحيحين :  عن هشام بن عروة، عن أبيه، عن عائشة : أنها قالت للرسول : &#8221; إن أقواما كانوا  يأتوننا باللحم لا ندري أذكروا اسم الله عليها أم لا ؟ فسألنا فقال النبي &#8211;  صلى الله عليه وسلم &#8211; : (( سموا عليه أنتم وكلوا )) ..</p>
<p>وفى بعض  الروايات :  أنهم كانوا حديثي عهد بكفر، وهذا يعني عدم معرفتهم الكاملة بأصول الإسلام ؛  فالنبي &#8211; صلى الله عليه وسلم &#8211; أعمل الأصل .</p>
<p>المقدم : الأصل  في  ذبيحة من تصح ذكاته الحل وعدم التفتيش، ونحن في مرحلة جهل ولا نفتش ..</p>
<p>ودليل ذلك حديث  عائشة  عندما قال الرسول &#8211; صلى الله عليه وسلم &#8211; : (( سموا وكلوا )) .</p>
<p>الضيف: وعليه  ..  فالذبائح المستوردة من أهل الكتاب لا تحتاج لتفتيش إذا جهلت شروطها ؛ فهناك  جهات تتولى الاستيراد &#8211; كوزارة التجارة في بعض الدول والمؤسسات التي  تستورد &#8211; وهذه الجهات تقول : نحن تأكدنا، ونحن نقوم بوضع مواصفات وشروط  للمذابح التي نستورد منها اللحم ..</p>
<p>هذه الجهات  اقتصادية فيجب قبول قولها،  وقولها هو نوع من الإخبار بأن الشروط قد توافرت .<br />
ولكن نحن لا نحتاج أن  نبذل أكثر من هذا الجهد الذي تقوم به هذه الجهات ؛ فعلينا الاكتفاء بهذه  الجهات أن تكون راعية لما يستوردونه .</p>
<p>المقدم :</p>
<p>فضيلة الشيخ ..  هناك  أخبار  تقول بأنه مذبوح على  الطريقة الشرعية وهناك أخبار تقول : إنه ليس مذبوح  على الطريقة الشرعية، ويقولون : إنهم  رأوا ذلك ووصفوه لذلك لما تأتي النصوص الشرعية ..</p>
<p>فمن النصوص  التي وافقت  على حله هو حديث عائشة &#8211; رضي الله عنها &#8211; ومن الأدلة التي  يستدل بها المانعون هو حديث  عدي   بن حاتم  .. الذي قال : أرسل كلبي واذكر اسم الله عليه فأجد معه كلب غيره، فهل آكل ؟  فقال الرسول : لا تأكل إلا ما ذكر اسم الله عليه ..</p>
<p>فالنبي &#8211; صلي  الله عليه  وسلم &#8211; كانت فتواه : لا تأكل ؛ فإنك ذكرت اسم الله علي كلبك ولم تذكره على  آخر .. فالحديث ضعيف عليه [يقصد أن الحديث ضعيف في الاستدلال عليه].</p>
<p>أليست حالتنا  الآن هي  حالة عدي في هذه القصة ؟</p>
<p>الضيف: الجواب :  لا ؛ وذلك أن حديث عدي وجد فيه  سببان : سبب مبيح وسبب محرم ؛ فهناك سببان للإباحة، فالنبي غلب سبب  التحريم لورود السبب، أما في هذه الحالة فإنه ليس عندنا سببان .. عندنا أهل  الكتاب وعندنا جهات مشرفة تقول : إنها تشرف وتتابع وتنظر في طريقة الذبح،  وهذا أقرب ما يكون لحديث عائشة، ففي حديث عائشة : أنهم شكوا في وجود  التسمية هل وجدت أم لم توجد ؟ الموجود هل الشك فيمن تصح ذبيحته ؟ هل توافرت  فيه الصفات المبيحة للذبح والفعل المبيح للذبح أو لا ؟ هل ذبح وأنهر الدم ؟</p>
<p>فعند ذلك فإن اللحوم  المستوردة تكون  أقرب لعائشة منه إلي عدي بن حاتم، ويمكن أن نقول : إنه لو أتاني لحما  مستوردا لا  ندري هل من أهل الكتاب أو من بلاد غير أهل الكتاب &#8211; كالبلاد الوثنية &#8211;  فهنا يأتي حديث عدي بن حاتم لأنه اجتمع سبب مبيح وسبب مانع .</p>
<p>المقدم :  الشافعي نص  على أن هذا الحديث الخاص بعائشة هو الدليل علي أن تسمية المسلم عند الذبيحة  سنة .. من هذا يستقيم الحديثان .</p>
<p>الضيف:  نحن لا  نحتاج تعارض حتي نقيم الحديثين ؛  فالحديثان خاصان بقضيتين مختلفتين .. قضية وجود مبيح ومانع في حديث عدي بن  حاتم، وقضية عدم تحقق سبب المنع في حديث عائشة .</p>
<p>المقدم : عدم  تحقق شروط  التذكية ألا تلتزم المنع والحظر فتعود المسألة إلى تعارض مبيح ومحرم ؟</p>
<p>الضيف: إذا كنا  نريد أن  نحشر الحديثين في مكان واحد فيمكن أن نقول هذا، فهناك فرق بين الحديثين  بهذا يتبين بالنظر والتأمل ..</p>
<p>ففي حديث عدي  هناك سبب مبيح وسبب مانع ؛ أما  المبيح فهو الكلب المذكور اسم الله عليه .. هنا يكون حديث عدي إذا جاءتنا  اللحوم من بلاد أهل الكتاب ومن بلاد وثنية ..</p>
<p>وحديث عائشة هو  فى واقع  أهل الكتاب لا ندرى هل هم أهل الذكاة ؟ وهل تحل ذبائحهم أم لا ؟</p>
<p>ولا نطلق هذا  الأصل إلا  ليقين أو لغلبة ظن راجح، فإذا كنا سنعمل بالشكوك فسوف نشك حتى في  اللحم الذي يذبح في مسالخ المسلمين .. أنت الآن لا تدرى من يذبح هل يصلي أم  لا ؟  وهل هو يذكر اسم الله أم لا ؟ وهل يستوفي الشروط ؟ &#8230;.. وبهذا سوف ندخل في  سلسلة طويلة، والتي ستنتهى في الحقيقة للشك . ودعنا ننتقل إلى هذا المذبوح  : هل هو مسروق أم لا ؟</p>
<p>الضيف: إذا كان  كذلك فنحن نستمسك بهذا الأصل  ونقول : إن الأصل فيمن تحل ذبيحته ألا نسأل حتى لو جاءتنا أخبار وشاع أنهم  يستخدمون هذه الطريقة في الذبح، لكن تعلم أن الجهات المستوردة تطالبهم  بطريقة ذبح معينة وتتابعهم وتشرف عليهم عند وجود هذا المطمئن ؛ فنحن نعمل  بهذا الأصل .</p>
<p>فاللحوم  من بلاد أهل الكتاب نقبله ونأكله ما دمنا لا نتأكد أنه ذبح بالطريقة الغير  شرعية ..</p>
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		<title>America and Islam &#8211; The Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the daily show 08/05/2010, an interesting interview on American&#8217;s and Islam. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-5-2010/akbar-ahmed The interview includes: the high level of respect that the US founding fathers had for Islam and the prophet of Islam, the sterotypes of Islam and Muslims (race and appearance).<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whyislam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1293331&amp;post=433&amp;subd=whyislam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From the daily show 08/05/2010, an interesting interview on American&#8217;s and Islam.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-5-2010/akbar-ahmed">http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-august-5-2010/akbar-ahmed</a></p>
<p>The interview includes: the high level of respect that the US founding fathers had for Islam and the prophet of Islam, the sterotypes of Islam and Muslims (race and appearance).</p>
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		<title>Meat in the US &#8211; 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 19:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The goal of these few paragraphs is to investigate two arguments relating to the meat that is produced in the United States; I will try to gather evidence to support those arguments. The two arguments argued are: The meat (categorically lawful to Muslims) in the US is slaughtered by cutting the artery. The US is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whyislam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1293331&amp;post=426&amp;subd=whyislam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The goal of these few paragraphs is to investigate two arguments relating to the meat that is produced in the United States; I will try to gather evidence to support those arguments.</p>
<p>The two arguments argued are:</p>
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<li>The meat (categorically lawful to Muslims) in the US is slaughtered by cutting the artery.</li>
<li>The US is a Christian nation (from a population standpoint not a constitutional standpoint).</li>
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<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">1. The meat in the US is indeed slaughtered by cutting the artery. </span></p>
<p>This is probably a difficult point to argue as there are clear violations to any rule and violation incidents tend to spread faster than the rule. However, this is the law as it stands. According to the US HSA (<a title="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humane_Slaughter_Act" target="_blank">Humane Slaughter Act </a>which is somewhat vaguely defined in this link but is clarified through the entry on <a title="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse#Process" target="_blank">Slaughterhouses</a>), all animals must be slaughtered humanely which basically includes the following steps:</p>
<p>Start reference:</p>
<ol>
<li>Cattle are rendered unconscious by applying an electric shock of 300 volts and 2 amps to the back of the head, effectively stunning the animal,or by use of a captive bolt pistol to the front of the cow&#8217;s head (a pneumatic or cartridge-fired captive bolt). Swine can be rendered unconscious by CO2/inert gas stunning. (This step is prohibited under strict application of Halal and Kashrut codes.)</li>
<li>Animals are hung upside down by both of their hind legs on the processing line.</li>
<li>The carotid artery and jugular vein are severed with a knife, blood drains, causing death through exsanguination.</li>
<li>The head is removed, as well as front and rear feet. Prior to hide removal, care is taken to cut around the digestive tract to prevent fecal contamination later in the process.</li>
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<p>End reference: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse#Process">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaughterhouse#Process</a></p>
<p>The first step mentioned above is called stunning which aims to leave the animal unconscious but not dead which is defined in the <a title="FAO" href="http://www.fao.org/WAIRDOCS/LEAD/X6114E/x6114e04.htm" target="_blank">FAO slaughter house </a>process This process is supported by different <a title="Pbs" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/meat/slaughter/slaughterhouse.html" target="_blank">journalists reporting on this act </a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.animallaw.info/administrative/adus9cfr313.htm" target="_blank">All approved method of slaughter </a>aim to induce surgical anesthesia on the animals before being slaughtered (if you are still reading, you might have some questions about this link) There probably are and will be exceptions to the law but they would still be exceptions.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">2. The US is a Christian nation (from a population standpoint not a constitutional standpoint).</span></p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States#Christianity" target="_blank">According to the 2008 census,</a> 76 % of American&#8217;s self identified themselves as Christians which would lead that the majority of the American population is in fact christian. </p>
<p> Allah (s.w.t) says in the Quran that: (Surat Ma2eda): &#8220;Made lawful to you this day are At-Tayyibât [all kinds of Halâl (lawful) foods, which Allâh has made lawful (meat of slaughtered eatable animals, milk products, fats, vegetables and fruits)]. The food (slaughtered cattle, eatable animals) of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians) is lawful to you and yours is lawful to them. (Lawful to you in marriage) are chaste women from the believers and chaste women from those who were given the Scripture (Jews and Christians) before your time when you have given their due Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage), desiring chastity (i.e. taking them in legal wedlock) not committing illegal sexual intercourse, nor taking them as girl-friends. And whosoever disbelieves in Faith [i.e. in the Oneness of Allâh and in all the other Articles of Faith i.e. His (Allâh’s) Angels, His Holy Books, His Messengers, the Day of Resurrection and Al-Qadar (Divine Preordainments)], then fruitless is his work; and in the Hereafter he will be among the losers.&#8221;</p>
<p>Some related Fatwas:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&amp;cid=1141277508797">http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&amp;cid=1141277508797</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503546926&amp;pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar%2FFatwaE%2FFatwaEAskTheScholar">http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1119503546926&amp;pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar%2FFatwaE%2FFatwaEAskTheScholar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amjaonline.com/en_f_details.php?fid=78946">http://www.amjaonline.com/en_f_details.php?fid=78946</a></li>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meat slaughtered in the US, Meat, United States, Halal, Haram, Slaughter, Slaughtering<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whyislam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1293331&amp;post=424&amp;subd=whyislam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I lived in the US for some time now. During my stay here, I confronted (like many Muslims) some debatable issues. These issues range from sighting the moon, eating meat, invetsing and finance, etc. The topic of this discussion is meat produced in the US. I have talked to different Imam&#8217;s about the meat that is produced here in the US (in your regular Stop &amp; Shop). Unfortunately, none of the Imam&#8217;s I talked to had a detailed knowledge of the regulations and the guidelines of the meat that is produced here. So I decided to compile any information I could find to help make the discussion more factual. My goal is not to legistalte but rather to collect facts. So this is the start of this series. Please feel free to add any thoughts, opions, etc.</p>
<p>Stay tuned..</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new style of teaching Arabic. It uses mnemonics to help the students remember the alphabets. While it&#8217;s different than the traditional way of teaching Arabic letters, it&#8217;s a noteworthy alternative especially for older students and new Muslims learning Arabic alphabets. You can buy the DVD from the link of their page. He is Sheikh [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=whyislam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1293331&amp;post=418&amp;subd=whyislam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.arabicinenglish.com/videos/part1/segment1.htm" target="_blank">A new style of teaching Arabic</a>. It uses mnemonics to help the students remember the alphabets. While it&#8217;s different than the traditional way of teaching Arabic letters, it&#8217;s a noteworthy alternative especially for older students and new Muslims learning Arabic alphabets. You can buy the DVD from the link of their page.</p>
<p>He is Sheikh <a href="http://shareislam.com/" target="_blank">Yusuf Estes</a>.</p>
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