"The Qu'ran reminds us animals and birds are 'communities like you'. So why do so many Muslims break their fast with meat? For most of the billion-plus Muslims who sit down each evening to break their Ramadan fast, meat will be on the menu. Lots of it. But how Islamic is eating meat? Not very, according to Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, who argues that historically Muslims ate so little meat they were almost vegetarian. "Meat is not a necessity in sharia, and in the old days most Muslims used to eat meat – if they were wealthy, like middle class – once a week on Friday. If they were poor – on the Eids."
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If it turns out that Islam (or any other religion) recommends a meat-free diet or a less meat diet then that is an excellent thing if followed as thoroughly as the frigging hijab thing.That would ultimately contribute to saving the environment..The meat industry, whichever way looked at is an obscenity of monumental proportion. Environmentally AND humanitarianly (if I may)..
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