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      »  Both the Bible and the Qur’an prohibit the eating of        pork. Muslims are aware of this prohibition and observe        it strictly. However, most readers of the Bible say they        do not know where they can find this in the Bible.In        the book of Leviticus, chapter 11, v. 7, it is recorded        that God declares the pig to be unclean for believers.        Then, in verse 8, God says: “You must not eat their        meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for        you”. This command is repeated in Deuteronomy        14:7-8. Then, in Isaiah 65:2-4, and 66:17, God issues a        stern warning against those who eat pork.        Some people are aware of this prohibition from God,        but they say that they can eat pork because St. Paul said        that all food is clean in his letter to the Romans 14:20.        St. Paul said this because he believed (as he wrote in        his letter to the Ephesians 2:14-15) that Jesus had        abolished the Law with all its commandments and        regulations. He seems, however, to have misunderstood        what he heard about Jesus. In the Gospel According to        Matthew 5:17-20, Jesus is reported to have said quite the        contrary, as follows: “Do not think that I have come        to abolish the Law . . . ." Jesus then went on in        that passage (in verse 19) to denounce anyone who would        break the smallest commandment and teach others likewise.        He also praised his true followers who will practice and        teach even the smallest commandment. One of the        commandments, as we have seen, is to stay away from pork.        This is why the true followers of Jesus, holding on to        his teachings, did not let unclean food such as pork        enter their mouths, so that Peter, the chief disciple,        can say, “I have never eaten anything impure or        unclean” (Acts of the Apostles, ch. 10, v. 14)        Five chapters later in the Acts of the Apostles,        15:29, we find that the original disciples still        differentiate between clean and unclean foods, and this        time Paul is in agreement with them. Six chapters later,        in ch. 21, v. 25, their decision to impose food        regulations on believers is mentioned without regret, and        this time Paul is challenged to prove that he is in        agreement with them; and he demonstrated his full        agreement with them.        What remains, then, is that Jesus, on whom be peace,        upheld the prohibition against pork. His disciples also        upheld it, and so must all his followers. Those who fail        to uphold it need to be informed and reminded of this        rule from God. This is one reason why God sent His final        messenger, on whom be peace. God says:        “O people of the Scripture ! Now has Our        Messenger come unto you, expounding unto you much of that        which you used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving        much. Now has come unto you light from Allah and a plain        Scripture.” (The Meaning of the Glorious Qur’an        5:15)

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