Slaughtering

This entries is about slaughtering in Islam.:) Dhabh is a clearly defined method of killing an animal for the sole purpose of making its meat fit for human consumption.The word dhabh in Arabic means purification or rendering something good or wholesome.The dhabh method is also called dhakaat in Arabic, which means purification or making something complete.

The Islamic mode of slaughtering an animal requires certain conditions to be met. Animal should be slaughtered with sharp object (knife). The animal has to be slaughtered with a sharp object (knife) and in a fast way so that the pain of slaughter is minimised. Cut wind pipe, throat and vessels of neck Zabiha is an Arabic word which means ‘slaughtered’. The ‘slaughtering’ is to be done by cutting the throat, wind pipe and the blood vessels in the neck causing the animal’s death without cutting the spinal cord.

      The blood has to be drained completely before the head is removed. The purpose is to drain out most of the blood which would serve as a good culture medium for micro organisms. The spinal cord must not be cut because the nerve fibres to the heart could be damaged during the process causing cardiac arrest, stagnating the blood in the blood vessels. Blood is a good medium for germs and bacteria, toxins, etc. Therefore the Muslim way of slaughtering is more hygienic as most of the blood containing germs, bacteria, toxins, etc. that are the cause of several diseases are eliminated. Meat slaughtered by Islamic way remains fresh for a longer time due to deficiency of blood in the meat as compared to other methods of slaughtering.

 Besides, animal does not feel pain because the swift cutting of vessels of the neck disconnects the flow of blood to the nerve of the brain responsible for pain. Thus the animal does not feel pain. While dying, the animal struggles,writhes, shakes and kicks, not due to pain, but due to the contraction and relaxation of the muscles deficient in blood and due to the flow of blood out of the body.

Allah had mentioned about slaughtering in Al Quran in the following verses ( the name of the verses were in the video below): 

For further explanation, I create a video for all of you. :) feel free to watch the video. This video also can be as your notes for exam. 

Here's a tutorial on how to slaughter a chicken!:)

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