Page 209 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya

He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and pork and what has been
consecrated to other than Allah. But anyone who is forced to eat it-
without desiring it or going to excess in it-commits no crime. Allah is
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur'an, 2:173)
Eating pork is harmful to health in a great many regards. This

harm still persists today, despite all the precautions that are taken. First
and foremost, no matter how clean the farms and environments on
which it is raised may be, the pig is not by nature a clean-living animal.
It often plays in, and even eats, its own excrement. Due to this and its
biological structure, the pig produces much higher levels of antibodies
in its body than other animals. In addition, far higher levels of growth
hormone are produced in the pig compared to those in other animals
and human beings. Naturally, these high levels of antibodies and
growth hormone pass across to and collect in the pig's muscle tissue.
Pork meat also contains high levels of cholesterol and lipids. It has been
scientifically proven that these significant amounts of antibodies, hor-
mones, cholesterol and lipids in pork represent a serious threat to

human health.
The existence of above-average numbers of obese individuals in
the populations of countries such as the USA and Germany, in which
large quantities of pork are consumed, is now well-known. When
exposed to excessive quantities of growth hormone as a result of a
pork-based diet, the human body first puts on excessive weight and
then suffers physical deformations.
Another harmful substance in pork is the "trichina" worm. This is
frequently found in pork and when it enters the human body, it settles
directly in the muscles of the heart and represents a possibly fatal

threat. Even though it is now technically possible to identify pigs that

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