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HOW DO THE UNWISE INTERPRET THE QUR'AN?

Naturally, these antibodies and growth hormones make their way
to the pig's muscles during circulation and accumulate there. In
addition, pork contains large amounts of cholesterol and lipids. As
a result, it has been scientifically proven that all these excessive
antibodies, hormones, cholesterol and lipids present in pork pose a
threat to human health.
Today in countries such as the U.S.A. and Germany, where pork

is popular, obesity has become a widespread problem. Anyone
whose diet includes pork will be exposed to large amounts of
growth hormone, and as a result he will initially put on excess
weight and then his body will continue to become deformed and
disfigured.
Another harmful subject pork often contains is the trichina, a
small parasitic worm. This particular parasite affects the heart
muscles when it enters the body and represents a fatal risk. Even
though it may be possible, with today's technology, to diagnose
those pigs infected with this parasite, that was not the case until
recently. In the past, therefore, people always faced the danger of
such a fatal infection.
As can be seen, the wisdom behind the prohibition of pork in
Islam is apparent. In Islam, a definite and deep-rooted measure has
been taken against the consumption of pork, which, under all

conditions, remains a health-risk and becomes fatal unless produced
under supervision.
However, there is an important point to remember. It is not
essential for something to be unhealthy or harmful to human beings
in order for it to be prohibited. This is a subject that escapes many
people and is often used by those with ulterior motives to take
advantage of people's lack of knowledge and confuse them. That is
to say, the ignorant claims they make along the lines of "Now why

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