Islamic Cultural Food Practices

From birth to death there are certain foods that muslims consume and those that they avoid.

Islamic cultural food practices.

Islam prohibits muslims from consuming any of the following items. How strictly a jewish or muslim patient chooses to follow his her religion s dietary practices can vary widely. These rules serve to bond followers together as part of a cohesive group and according to some scholars they also serve to establish a unique islamic identity. It has it own values customs and habits which naturally do not abide by the laws of islam.

This is due to the fact that the quran the sacred text of the islamic religion contains passages that. Muslims practice around the word of islam and must follow dietary laws defined by the islamic faith. Like many religions islam prescribes a set of dietary guidelines for its believers to follow. Islamic jurisprudence specifies which foods are halāl ح ل ال lawful and which are harām ح ر ام unlawful this is derived from commandments found in the quran the holy book of islam as well as the hadith and sunnah libraries cataloging things the prophet muhammad is reported to have said and done.

Studying food brings into view an aspect of muslim religious and social life. Muslims must not eat or drink forbidden foods and beverages. This is so because the host community is not islamic. As i read more about islam and breastfeeding i came across some controversial issues and realized that many cultural practices get mixed and confused with religious practices.

The best way to determine a patient s religious cultural and or dietary needs is simply to ask the patient and or family members. As a muslim parent i always try to follow islamic guidelines and i was fascinated to discover breastfeeding is mentioned in the quran 1 islam s holy book. So when a muslim desires to eat any food in a restaurant in a non muslim country he is faced with the problem of whether or not the food is permissible and pure. Extensions of these rulings are issued as fatwas by mujtahids with.

Many following the muslim or islamic faith have certain dietary restrictions similar to jewish kosher regulations.