Rytualny ubój zwierząt w kulturze Islamu : od tradycji do nowoczesności

Abstract

Islam is a religion that has been interested in animal welfare from its beginning; well ahead of other comparable religions in regards to its approach to living creatures. This article is devoted primarily to the subject of ritual slaughter practiced in modern Muslim culture. At the beginning, the author cites the main principles of respect for animals resulting from the Quaran and Sunnah. Then she analyzes the problem of dhabihah slaughter, its legality and the ethical and practical controversy it raises in many countries in the twenty-first century. At the end, she wonders if this type of practice, backed by centuries of tradition, and the words of modern specialists in religious law, are consistent with the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, the basis of the religion.