The issue of what is wrong or right for one to eat or drink is not an issue of debate just in our times. Butt it has been an important issue throught the world history.

Humans being with limited knowledge and self desire have made lawful certain substances and made unlawful other substances to themselves and to others. However these man made laws differ from country to country and change from time to time depending on which group of poeple have the most influence and power. This cycle may repat many times over throught the history of that nation.

We also see even in our own times human beings being burnt alive because they ate beef or someone in their locality ate a cow. Similarly in the west if the so called animal rights activists had their way poeple will be slaughtered for eating meat.

However, the same poeple will find no wrong in drinking alcohol. Alcohol a substance which leads to destruction not just of the individual but the whole society. How many times do we here of a person who killed someone whilst driing because he was under the influence of Alcohol?

In the Uk for intance we can see humans juggeling over wether to leagalise drugs such as cannabis. I say juggling because they do not know for certain what the correct thing to do is. Not only are human laws plagued with uncertaintity but they are often influened by the desire of thos making the laws.

However, we as Muslims should be should show great gratitude to our lord that he has not left us to make our own laws and go round in cirles making error upon error. It Is a great blessing on the believers that Allah has shown us what is good to eat and drink and what is bad for us to eat and drink.

Allah created us and created the food for us and through His infinite wisdom knows what is beneficial for us and what is harmful for us.

Inshallah in this section we will deal with what is lawful for Muslims (Halal) and what is Unlawful (Haram) for Muslims and the civalised way of eating and drinking.