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Permissible under Islamic law — the original terms and conditions, applied to everything from meat to money.
means Lawful or permitted under Islamic religious law, especially describing food prepared according to those rules.
from From Arabic ḥalāl, meaning 'permitted' or 'lawful,' the opposite of ḥarām ('forbidden'). The root ḥ-l-l carries the sense of 'untying' or 'releasing' — something loosed from restriction, and so made allowable. It entered English usage mainly through trade and community terms like 'halal meat,' spreading globally alongside Muslim diaspora and the international food industry.
- not just food
- covers finance, cosmetics, and conduct, not only meat
- key requirement
- animal must be alive and healthy at slaughter
- opposite term
- haram means forbidden, the strict no column
- global market
- halal food industry worth trillions, courted by non-muslim brands