Most anyone who has heard any criticism aimed towards Muslims is probably aware of the stereotype of Muslim men having sex with goats. It’s probably the most enduring memetic aside from the iconography of the generic bomb-vested terrorist. But why is this the case? As has been said across multiple other articles already, Muslims …
Before we begin, we will, of course, define “Halal”. The literal translation is “permissible”, that is to say, acceptable by Islamic Law. Most people in the West are only aware of the term due to having seen a Halal certification label being slapped on their groceries at the supermarket. Effectively, anything labelled “Halal” is considered …
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعۡیَ قَالَ یَـٰبُنَیَّ إِنِّیۤ أَرَىٰ فِی ٱلۡمَنَامِ أَنِّیۤ أَذۡبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرۡ مَاذَا تَرَىٰۚ قَالَ یَـٰۤأَبَتِ ٱفۡعَلۡ مَا تُؤۡمَرُۖ سَتَجِدُنِیۤ إِن شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِینَ Then, when the boy was old enough to work with him, he said: “O my son! I have seen in a dream that I must sacrifice you, so look …
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