Footnotes

If we look at the four footnotes for the dietary prohibitions we see that every footnote points to 6:145, while only 16:115 and 2:173 additionally point to Appendix 16 as well. Also, note that the footnote of 2:173 references 16:115, implying that verse 16:115 is in reference to meat.

Footnote 2:172-173: Throughout the Quran, only four meats are prohibited (6:145, 16:115, Appendix 16). Dietary prohibitions beyond these four are tantamount to idol worship (6:121,148, 150; 7:32).

Footnote 6:145-146: Only four kinds of animal products are prohibited: animals that die of themselves, running blood (not trapped within the meat), the meat of pigs, and animals dedicated to other than their Creator. Verse 146 informs us that such prohibitions are very specific; God prohibits either “the meat” or “the fat,” or both, if He so wills.

Footnote 5:3: The “meat” of the pig is prohibited, not the “fat.” Anything that is not specifically prohibited in the Quran must be considered lawful. See 6:145-146.

Footnote 16:115 & 118: The most devastating trichinosis parasite, Trichinella spiralis, (also the pork tapeworm Taenia solium) survives in the meat of pigs, not the fat. More than 150,000 people are infected annually in the United States. See 6:145-146, and Appendix 16.