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ESCOLTA, Manila – "Is it ‘halal"’? Is a question that lingers in the mind of every Muslim when eating outside their homes, or when buying consumer items.
International experts on "halal" food certification and preparation are converging in the country tomorrow, May 24, to address this pervasive concern, particularly with the proliferation in the market of consumer items bearing dubious "halal" logo.
An Arabic term, "halal" is often translated as "allowed" or "permitted."
When stamped with a halal logo, it means an item is safe for Muslims to eat or use, without fear of transgressing Qur’anic injunctions.
"So eat (meats) on which Allah’s name hath been pronounced, if ye have faith in His signs." (Qur’an 6:119)
Halal, thus, in the consumer world, is applied "to items that are developed, manufactured, slaughtered, prepared and distributed" based on the tenets of Islam found in the Qur’an and the authentic sayings of Prophet Mohammad Sallallahu Allaihi Wassalam.
The Qur’an has also obliged Muslims to earn their living through halal (legitimate) means as opposed to "haram" (forbidden or illegitimate).
Lawyer Abdurahman R.T. Linzag said yesterday the Islamic Da’wah Council of the Philippines (IDCP) is leading the "Forum on Halal Development Program in the Philippines" at the Skytop of the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati City Monday, aimed at clearing "misrepresentation and misinformation" on the halal trade industry.
Linzag said Malaysian Senator Datuk Taha Ariffin, secretary general of Regional Islamic Da’wah Council for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (RISEAP), and Sheikh Abdelwahab Sindi, a top official of Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB), are the two major foreign and Filipino speakers in the forum.
Recent figure showed the world halal industry is worth over US$150 billion per year.
In the Philippines, the still-largely undeveloped halal program had suffered a setback after the Supreme Court nullified last year President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s executive order on halal development.
The High Tribunal decision barred the government from engaging in halal certification, it being a religious activity.
Linzag said the forum coincides with the 23rd anniversary of the IDCP, a federation of many "BalikIslam" (converts to Islam) groups engaged in da’wah (preaching of Islam).
As such, Linzag said Balik-Islam leaders may respond to the Arroyo government accusations that Christians who embraced Islam are easy recruits for terrorist activities.
IDCP-affiliated groups will have an assembly on May 25 also at the same venue.
Edd K. Usman
International experts on "halal" food certification and preparation are converging in the country tomorrow, May 24, to address this pervasive concern, particularly with the proliferation in the market of consumer items bearing dubious "halal" logo.
An Arabic term, "halal" is often translated as "allowed" or "permitted."
When stamped with a halal logo, it means an item is safe for Muslims to eat or use, without fear of transgressing Qur’anic injunctions.
"So eat (meats) on which Allah’s name hath been pronounced, if ye have faith in His signs." (Qur’an 6:119)
Halal, thus, in the consumer world, is applied "to items that are developed, manufactured, slaughtered, prepared and distributed" based on the tenets of Islam found in the Qur’an and the authentic sayings of Prophet Mohammad Sallallahu Allaihi Wassalam.
The Qur’an has also obliged Muslims to earn their living through halal (legitimate) means as opposed to "haram" (forbidden or illegitimate).
Lawyer Abdurahman R.T. Linzag said yesterday the Islamic Da’wah Council of the Philippines (IDCP) is leading the "Forum on Halal Development Program in the Philippines" at the Skytop of the Intercontinental Hotel in Makati City Monday, aimed at clearing "misrepresentation and misinformation" on the halal trade industry.
Linzag said Malaysian Senator Datuk Taha Ariffin, secretary general of Regional Islamic Da’wah Council for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (RISEAP), and Sheikh Abdelwahab Sindi, a top official of Saudi Arabia’s Islamic Development Bank (IDB), are the two major foreign and Filipino speakers in the forum.
Recent figure showed the world halal industry is worth over US$150 billion per year.
In the Philippines, the still-largely undeveloped halal program had suffered a setback after the Supreme Court nullified last year President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s executive order on halal development.
The High Tribunal decision barred the government from engaging in halal certification, it being a religious activity.
Linzag said the forum coincides with the 23rd anniversary of the IDCP, a federation of many "BalikIslam" (converts to Islam) groups engaged in da’wah (preaching of Islam).
As such, Linzag said Balik-Islam leaders may respond to the Arroyo government accusations that Christians who embraced Islam are easy recruits for terrorist activities.
IDCP-affiliated groups will have an assembly on May 25 also at the same venue.
Edd K. Usman
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