Most Common Questions asked by Non-Muslims
Q7. Why do Muslims slaughter the
animal in a ruthless manner by torturing it and slowly and painfully killing
it?
ISLAMIC METHOD OF SLAUGHTERING ANIMALS APPEARS RUTHLESS
Answer:
The
Islamic method of slaughtering animals, known as Zabiha has been the object
of much criticism from a large number of people.Before
I reply to the question, let me relate an incidence about a discussion between
a Sikh and a Muslim regarding animal slaughter.
Once a
Sikh asked a Muslim, “Why do you slaughter the animal painfully by cutting the
throat instead of the way we do with one stroke i.e. jhatka?” The Muslim
replied “We are brave and courageous and attack from the front. We are marad
ka baccha (macho men), you are cowards and attack from behind”.
Jokes apart, one may consider the following points, which prove that the Zabiha method is not only humane but also scientifically the best:
1.Islamic
method of slaughtering animal
Zakkaytum is a verb derived from the root word Zakah (to purify). Its
infinitive is Tazkiyah which means purification. The Islamic mode of
slaughtering an animal requires the following conditions to be met:
a. Animal should be slaughtered with sharp object (knife)
The
animal has to be slaughtered with a sharp object (knife) and in a fast way so that
the pain of slaughter is minimized.
b. Cut wind pipe, throat and vessels of neck
Zabiha is an Arabic word which means ‘slaughtered’. The ‘slaughtering’ is to
be done by cutting the throat, windpipe and the blood vessels in the neck
causing the animal’s death without cutting the spinal cord.
c. Blood should be drained
The
blood has to be drained completely before the head is removed. The purpose is
to drain out most of the blood which would serve as a good culture medium for micro
organisms. The spinal cord must not be cut because the nerve fibres to the heart
could be damaged during the process causing cardiac arrest, stagnating the
blood in the blood vessels.
2.Blood
is a good medium for germs and bacteria
Blood
is a good media of germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. Therefore the Muslim way of
slaughtering is more hygienic as most of the blood containing germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. that are the cause of several diseases are eliminated.
3.Meat
remains fresh for a longer time
Meat
slaughtered by Islamic way remains fresh for a longer time due to deficiency of
blood in the meat as compared to other methods of slaughtering.
4.Animal
does not feel pain
The
swift cutting of vessels of the neck disconnects the flow of blood to the nerve
of the brain responsible for pain. Thus the animal does not feel pain. While dying,
the animal struggles, writhers, shakes and kicks, not due to pain, but due to
the contraction and relaxation of the muscles deficient in blood and due to the
flow of blood out of the body.
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