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Reference for Halal Meat

                          Reference for Halal and Haram Meat We have a very wrong understanding about the meaning of halal slaughter. I was asked by a non-Muslim professor once what makes a meat halal and I didn't know an explanation and was embarrassed, but gave a vague answer saying that we say the prayer before we cut, that makes it halal. I came back and went through hadiths and articles written by Muslim scholars and finally came to an understanding. I am going to explain it in a scientific way so that In-Sha-Allah in the future you will be prepared if anyone asks you the same. WHAT MAKES A MEAT HALAL (Allowed) OR HARAM (Punished if done and marked as a good deed if avoided)? Answer: it is the non-drained blood that contaminates the meat, which makes it Haram. What non-Muslim butchers do is completely chop of the head as a result of which the connection between the brain and the heart is lost henc...