Hui is a nation that believes in Islam. In life, it is a nation that pays attention to health, nutrition and certain dietary taboos. The main taboos are derived from the provisions of the Islamic classic Quran path, and the objects of fasting are; Self dead objects (including animals killed by beating, falling, touching, strangulation and other reasons), blood, pork, animals slaughtered in the name of God and wine.
Choice of food civilization
Hui people's prohibition of eating these things is out of "paying attention to people's spiritual purity and physical safety". It is a measure taken to implement health problems and health cultivation. First, it is not mysterious, second, it is not superstition. It is entirely a choice of dietary civilization. Animals do not kill themselves. The cause of death is disease, aging or poisoning; Blood is the delivery channel of various nutrients needed by animals, which often contains harmful substances; Pigs are ugly, do not choose diet, and have a lazy temperament. These three categories are classified as unclean and therefore cannot be eaten. And fasting animals "slaughtered without reciting the name of Allah" is to distinguish them from polytheists who worship idols in terms of faith and thought, and prohibit eating animals slaughtered in the name of idols.
Ethnic and religious roots
The main dietary taboos of the Hui nationality are rooted in the provisions of the Koran instead of eating dead objects and pork, and have more far-reaching ethnic and religious roots. Because the Islam believed by this nation was founded by the Arabs of the Semitic tribe living in West Asia, and the climate of the Arabian Peninsula is hot and mostly desert, which is not conducive to the growth and development of pigs; There are many infectious diseases of pigs. Since ancient times, the Semitic people have regarded dead animals and pigs as filth, which can not be eaten, touched or sacrificed to gods. Some unkind people think that Hui people don't eat pork to worship pigs, which is completely ignorance and misunderstanding. In fact, Judaism and Christianity also have the commandment of fasting dead objects and pork.
Chapters on dietary taboos in the Islamic Koran:
(2:173) he is only against you who are taboo to self death, blood, pork, and those who do not shout in the name of Allah at the time of slaughter. It is not betrayal, nor is it more fan. The person who is forced to be helpless is innocent of him. Allah is forgiving and kind.
(5:3) those who are banned from you are those who die by themselves, blood and pork, and are slaughtered without reciting the name of Allah. And those who strangle, kill, fall, touch, and eat the rest of the poisonous animals are not forbidden. Those who are slaughtered on stones are divided with your signature. This is fallacy
For travelers and animals, you can enjoy the food
(6:121) do not eat those who have not remembered the name of Allah at the time of slaughter. That's a sin.
(6:145) you said: (for those who are forbidden to eat, according to the implication I got, it is nothing more than self death or spilled blood, or pork - because it is filth or illegal that did not recite the name of Allah at the time of slaughter. It is neither betrayal nor forced to be helpless. Your keeper is very forgiving and kind.)
(7:157) "he commands them to do good, forbids them to do evil, permits them to eat good food, and forbids them to eat unclean food."
(16:14) "he subdues the sea so that you can catch its fresh meat and make your food; or take its jewelry and make your decoration."
(16:115) he only forbids you to (eat) the flesh and blood of your own death, the flesh of pigs, and the (animals) slaughtered in names other than Allah. If it is forced, not deliberately rebellious, it is not excessive, then Allah is merciful and merciful.
The taboo of the Hui nationality on diet comes from the classics of Islam, so it must be observed by every Hui people (Muslims). Over time, it has gradually evolved into an integral part of the Hui lifestyle and eating habits and become the living habits of the nation. Hui, Uygur, Kazak, Dongxiang, Tatar, Uzbek, Kirgiz, Sala Ten ethnic minorities, such as Tajik and Baoan, abide by this habit. Therefore, although individual members of ethnic minorities who believe in Islam have abandoned their religious beliefs, it is still difficult to change this standard of life inherited from their ancestors. At present, the Islamic diet has become the common living habit of more than 1.2 billion Muslims all over the world, which is national and international. The "halal food" used by Hui nationality is characterized by no lard, pork and self dead animal meat.