Why PIG is Haraam?

> Why PIG is Haraam?
>
> (Most scientific conversation)
> sent by British
> Minister
> Bob : Tell me why is it that a Muslim is very
> particular about the words Halaal and Haraam; what do they
> mean?
>
> BM: That which is permissible is termed
> Halaal and that which is not permissible is termed Haraam
> and it is the Quran which draws the distinction
> between the two.
>
> Bob: Can you give me an example?
>
> BM: Yes, Islam has prohibited blood of any
> type. You will agree that a chemical analysis of blood shows
> that it contains an abundance of uric acid, a chemical
> substance which can be injurious to human health.
>
> Bob: You're right about the toxic nature
> of uric acid, in the human
> being it is excreted as a waste product and in fact we are
> told that 98% of the body's uric acid is extracted from
> the blood by the kidneys and removed through
> urination.
>
> BM: Now I think that you'll appreciate
> the special prescribed method of animal slaughter in Islam.
>
>
> Bob: What do you mean?
>
> BM: You see, the wielder of the knife, whilst
> taking the name
> of the 'Almighty', makes an incision through the
> jugular
> veins, leaving all other veins and organs intact.
>
> Bob : I see, this causes the death of the
> animal by a total loss of blood from the body, rather than
> an injury to any vital organ.
>
> BM: Yes, were the organs, example the heart,
> the liver, or the brain crippled or damaged, the animal
> could die immediately and its blood
> would congeal in its veins and would eventually permeate
> the flesh. This implies that the animal flesh would be
> permeated and contaminated with uric acid and therefore very
> poisonous; only today did our dieticians realize such a
> thing.
>
> Bob: Again, while on the topic of! food; Why
> do Muslims condemn the eating of pork or ham or any foods
> related to pigs or swine
>
> BM: Actually, apart from the Quran
> prohibiting the consumption of
> pork, bacon (pig flesh); in fact the Bible too in Leviticus
> Chapter 11: Verse 8, regarding swine it says, 'of their
> flesh (of the swine, another name for pig) shall you not
> eat, and of their carcass you shall not touch; they are
> unclean to you.' Further, did you know that a pig cannot
> be slaughtered at the neck for it does not have a neck; that
> is according to its natural anatomy. A Muslim
> reasons that if the pig was to be slaughtered and fit for
> human consumption the Creator would have provided it with a
> neck. Nonetheless, all that aside, I am sure you are well
> informed ! about the harmful effects of the consumption of
> pork, in any form, be it pork chops, ham, bacon.
>
> Bob: The medical science finds that there is
> a risk for various diseases the pig is found to be a host
> for many parasites and potential diseases.
>
> BM: Yes, even apart from that, as we talked
> about uric acid content in the blood, it is
> >>important to note that the pig 's biochemistry
> excretes only 2% of its total uric acid content, the
> remaining 98% remains as an integral part of the body. Plus
> as everyone knows that swine (pig) eats its own excretion,
> which means that of all the! uric acid and the other waste
> products excreted, most of it
> goes back inside again.
>