Marketing people employ specialised techniques and expertise to package and entice us to purchase more and more. Special promotions are specifically aimed at children who are expected to coerce their parents to part with their hard earned cash for an eat-out experience.
With all the abundance of food Allâh has blessed us with, have you stopped for a moment and examined the groceries in your cupboard or the provision in your refrigerator? How sure are you that everything in there is guaranteed Halâl?
Are you sure that;
• The red colouring in your ice lolly is not the one derived from crushed insect?
• The flour improver in your loaf of bread is not made from human hair?
• Your French fries have not been coated with an animal shortening?
• The crumbling on your fish fillet is not laced with animal stock?
• The cheese you relish does not have pork ingredients?
• The chocolate you crave for does not contain liquor?
• The chicken fillet used in your Ramadân savouries is not imported from China?
• The braai sausage casing from your local butcher is not the one from Latin America?
The need for Halâl regulation is evident from the above
The growing trend of eating out is no exception to this minefield. The proliferation of fast-food franchises offering tantalising ranges of foods add to the confusion of Halâl status.
Don’t be fooled! Some non-Muslim outlets employ a Muslim, complete with Islâmic headgear, in the frontline. Many of these outlets receive their meats from non-Halâl suppliers. One restaurant menu offers a variety of flavours – “hot,” “mild,” “peri-peri,” and “Halaal.”
Are we witnessing the fulfilment of the prophecy of the Prophet [peace be upon him]:
“There will come a time upon my followers when people will not be concerned about what they consume. It will not matter to them whether it is Harâm or Halâl.”
It is further reported, “When such time appears, none of their supplications will be accepted.” [al-Bukhârî]
How can we allow our Shar‘îa rights to be violated?
Halâl certification is the solution for both consumers and traders.
With all the abundance of food Allâh has blessed us with, have you stopped for a moment and examined the groceries in your cupboard or the provision in your refrigerator? How sure are you that everything in there is guaranteed Halâl?
Are you sure that;
• The red colouring in your ice lolly is not the one derived from crushed insect?
• The flour improver in your loaf of bread is not made from human hair?
• Your French fries have not been coated with an animal shortening?
• The crumbling on your fish fillet is not laced with animal stock?
• The cheese you relish does not have pork ingredients?
• The chocolate you crave for does not contain liquor?
• The chicken fillet used in your Ramadân savouries is not imported from China?
• The braai sausage casing from your local butcher is not the one from Latin America?
The need for Halâl regulation is evident from the above
The growing trend of eating out is no exception to this minefield. The proliferation of fast-food franchises offering tantalising ranges of foods add to the confusion of Halâl status.
Don’t be fooled! Some non-Muslim outlets employ a Muslim, complete with Islâmic headgear, in the frontline. Many of these outlets receive their meats from non-Halâl suppliers. One restaurant menu offers a variety of flavours – “hot,” “mild,” “peri-peri,” and “Halaal.”
Are we witnessing the fulfilment of the prophecy of the Prophet [peace be upon him]:
“There will come a time upon my followers when people will not be concerned about what they consume. It will not matter to them whether it is Harâm or Halâl.”
It is further reported, “When such time appears, none of their supplications will be accepted.” [al-Bukhârî]
How can we allow our Shar‘îa rights to be violated?
Halâl certification is the solution for both consumers and traders.
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