Kosher认证 与Halal认证的差异 / Kosher certification and Halal certification
在伊斯兰教中，halal 意思为“合法的”或“允许的”，指生活中的所有事物而不仅仅是食物。相反，kosher只是与食物有关的一个术语，在特指与食物有关的要求时，kosher与halal 有相似的意思表示，但是也有许多差别：
伊斯兰教禁止所有令人醉的东西，包括酒精、酒精饮料和葡萄酒。但是犹太教认为酒精和葡萄酒是kosher的。因此，kosher 食物中可以含酒精；而伊斯兰教如果这样做，则被认为是haram。
许多犹太人认为明胶是kosher的，不管它来源于何处。对于穆斯林，如果明胶是来源于猪则被认为是haram。甚至许多学者认为如果未经伊斯兰教屠宰的牛制成的明胶也是haram的。
在屠宰动物时，kosher不要求犹太人以主的名义宣布，但是穆斯林必须以主（ALLAH）的名义宣布。
在kosher 和halal 之间还有其他差异，对于穆斯林消费者来说，这些差异使得一些kosher产品是haram的，或有疑问的。
In Islam, halal means ‘lawful’ or ‘permitted’ and refer to allmatters of life, not just food. So, Islamically, it is proper to refer to pure foods, marriage to a person whose bloodline is sufficiently far from one’s own bloodline, and having marital relations during the nights of Ramadan as being halal. In the same light, it is proper to refer to pork, marrage to your sister or brother, and marital acts performed between dawn and sunset-a.k.a., the fasting hours-during the month of Ramadan, as haram. In fact, any knowingly shameful deed is considered haram.
When it comes to meat and poultry, Muslims also use the term zabiha(dhabiha)to refer to meat from a halal animal slaughtered by Muslim in the prescribed Islamicway.(meat from haram animal does not become halal, even if it is slaughtered in the prescribed Islamic way and Muslim would never slaughter a haram animal.)conversely, kosher is a term associated only with food. It has a similar meaning as halal does in the context of food, but there are also many differences. Some of the diffences are listed below:
- Islam prohibits all intoxicants, including alcohols, liquors and wines, whereas Judaism regards a alcohol and wines as kosher. Hence kosher foods may contain alcohol. If they do, they aree considered haram in Islam.
- Gelatin is considered kosher by many Jews regardless of its source of origin. For Muslims, if gelatin is prepared from swine it is haram. Even if gelatin is prepared from cows that are not zabiha, many scholars consider it haran.
- Kosher practice does not require Jews to pronounce the nameof god on the animals while slaughtering, but muslims must pronounce the name of ‘ALLAH ‘ on all animals while in the act of slaughtering.
There are other differences between halal and kosher that make some kosher products haram or questionable with respect to Muslim consumption.
These differences may seem minor to some. However, indulging in acts or cuisine that is haram is very serious offense against ALLAH. Consuming alcohol or pork is a clear violation of ALLAH’s commandments and should not be taken lightly. Thepronoucement of the name of ALLAH at the time of slaughter is an act of worship and obedience in its own right. Not only is this pronouncement an act of worship of the most high unto itself, it also is the key to many blessings and bounties. Muslims and non-muslims alike can taste the difference in meat slaughtered in begin,humane manner and meat slaughtered while foregong the tite’s inherent. Compassion to the animal.
