Surah 6. Al-An'am, Ayah 142
| وَمِنَ الْأَنْعَامِ حَمُولَةً وَفَرْشًا ۚ كُلُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا خُطُوَاتِ الشَّيْطَانِ ۚ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُبِينٌ |
| Transliteration | : | wa- min al- ancaam h.amolah wa- farsh(an) kulo min maa razaqa -kum 'allaah wa- laa tattabico khut.uwaat ash- shayt.aan 'inna -hu la- -kum cadow muben |
| Pickthall | : | And of the cattle (He produceth) some for burdens, some for food. Eat of that which Allah hath bestowed upon you, and follow not the footsteps of the devil, for lo! he is an open foe to you. |
| Asad | : | And of the cattle reared for work and for the sake of their flesh, eat whatever God has provided for you as sustenance, and follow not Satan's footsteps:129 behold, he is your open foe! |
| Malik | : | Of the animals you have, some are for transportation and some for slaughter. Eat of that which Allah has provided for you and do not follow the footsteps of Shaitan; surely he is your open enemy. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat. Eat what Allah hath provided for you and follow not the footsteps of Satan: for he is to you an avowed enemy. 967 |
Note - 129I.e., by superstitiously declaring as forbidden what God
has made lawful to man. All the references to pre-Islamic
taboos given in verses {138-140} as well as {142-144} are
meant to stress the lawfulness of any food (and, by
implication, of any other physical enjoyment) which God
has not expressly forbidden through revelation.
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Note - 967Superstition kills true religion. We come back to the
Arab Pagan superstitions about cattle for food. The horse
is not mentioned, because horse flesh was not an article
of diet and there were no superstitions about it. Sheep
and goats, camels and oxen were the usual sources of
meat. Sheep and goats were not used as beasts of burden,
but camels (of both sexes) were used for carrying
burdens, and oxen for the plough, though cows were mainly
used for milk and meat. The words "some for burden and
some for meat" do not differentiate whole species, except
that they give you the first two and the last two
categories.
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I.e., by superstitiously declaring as forbidden what God has made lawful to man. All the references to pre-Islamic taboos given in verses {138-140} as well as {142-144} are meant to stress the lawfulness of any food (and, by implication, of any other physical enjoyment) which God has not expressly forbidden through revelation. |
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Superstition kills true religion. We come back to the Arab Pagan superstitions about cattle for food. The horse is not mentioned, because horse flesh was not an article of diet and there were no superstitions about it. Sheep and goats, camels and oxen were the usual sources of meat. Sheep and goats were not used as beasts of burden, but camels (of both sexes) were used for carrying burdens, and oxen for the plough, though cows were mainly used for milk and meat. The words "some for burden and some for meat" do not differentiate whole species, except that they give you the first two and the last two categories. |
