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5. THE TABLE (AL-MA’IDAH)

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

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Believers, fulfill your blood and pork; and any flesh
obligations. All livestock is over which the name of any
lawful for you, other than that other than God is invoked; and
which is hereby announced to any creature which has been
you. You are forbidden to kill strangled, or killed by a blow or
game while you are on a in a fall, or has been gored to
pilgrimage—God commands death or half-eaten by a wild
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what He will. Believers, violate animal, saving that which you
neither the sanctity of God’s make lawful [by slaughtering
signs, the Sacred Month, the properly while it was still alive]
sacrificial animals, the animals and what has been slaughtered at
wearing garlands [indicating they an altar. You are forbidden to
are to be sacrificed] nor those on make the division of [meat] by
their way to the Sacred House means of divining arrows: that is
seeking the bounty and pleasure sinful conduct. Those who deny
of their Lord. When, on the truth have this day despaired
completion of your pilgrimage, of ever harming your religion.
you take off the garb of the So do not fear them. Fear Me.
pilgrim, you may hunt. Do not Today I have completed your
let the enmity of those who religion for you and completed
barred you from the Sacred My blessing upon you. I have
Mosque lead you into sin. Help chosen for you Islam as your
one another in goodness and in religion. But if anyone is forced
piety. Do not help one another in by hunger to eat something which
sin and transgression. Fear God! is forbidden, not intending to
God is severe in punishment. commit a sin, he will find God
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You are forbidden carrion, forgiving and merciful.