Writings of Hazrat Promised Messiah (as)

Continuing our series of weekly extracts of writings from Hazrat Masih-e-Maud (as) from “Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam”:

One matter to be kept in mind in this context is that in the very name of this animal, God has indicated the reason for the prohibition of its flesh.  The Arabic word for swine is Khinzir which is a compund of Khanz and Ara, which means: I see it very foul.  Thus the very name that God Almighty gave to this animal at the beginning points to its uncleanness.  It is a curious coincidence that in Hindi this animal is call Su’ar, which is a compound of Su’ and Ara.  This also means: I see it very foul…
Everyone knows that it eats filth and is utterly shameless. Thus the reason for the prohibition of its flesh is obvious, as by the law of nature its flesh would have a foul effect on the body and the soul of one who eats it…Even in pre-Islamic times, Greek physicians had opined that the flesh of this animal particularly damages the faculty of modesty and fosters shamelessness.
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