12 July 2009
Today, I went to Shepherd's Bush market to replenish our supply of halal meat - chicken and beef. Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful. It refers to things permitted by our Shariah law without punishment imposed on the doer. It is usually used to describe something that a Muslim is permitted to engage in eg. eat, drink or use.
Halal to eat reminds me of the label "kosher", a term used to describe palm oil products in the United States and other non-Muslim countries. Once these products are labelled above, they are assured of the method of processing according to Muslim rites, ie suci (meaning clean).
Today, I went to Shepherd's Bush market to replenish our supply of halal meat - chicken and beef. Halal is an Arabic word meaning lawful. It refers to things permitted by our Shariah law without punishment imposed on the doer. It is usually used to describe something that a Muslim is permitted to engage in eg. eat, drink or use.
Halal to eat reminds me of the label "kosher", a term used to describe palm oil products in the United States and other non-Muslim countries. Once these products are labelled above, they are assured of the method of processing according to Muslim rites, ie suci (meaning clean).
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