I think that the answer is clearly yes:
(1) Quran (2: 173):
“He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful”
(2) Quran (16: 115):
“He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful”
https://quranexplained.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/cannibalism-in-the-quran/
So the interesting question is, Was Muhammed also a cannibal?
O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and Merciful. [Qur’an 49:12]
No it isn't. Islam does not allow the consumption of human flesh, this is broadly acknowledged across virtually all the major schools of Islamic thought and jurisprudence. There are numerous other lines and phrases from the Quran which indicate that such an act would be Haram. For example:
I just posted two passages that disagree with your assessment...
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Anyone else?
No they don't. They just don't reference cannibalism directly. They also don't say anything about eating razor blades or rocks.
Consequently the Torah doesn't explicitly forbid consuming human flesh. On that basis would you conclude that Moses and Jesus were cannibals? Of course not (I'd hope) because of the wealth of other passages and even more voluminous commentary which indicate that the practice is generally forbidden. Likewise for Islam.
Yep!
I've heard an interesting theory, no idea if it's true, as for why Judaism and then Islam ban pork.
You often hear the theory that in hot climates, pork easily goes bad and/or pigs host many illnesses potentially dangerous for humans. But this is another theory:
Allegedly, it's the one kind of flesh that in smell and texture is most similar to human flesh. When the ancient Jews, and later Mohammed wanted to end the practize of cannibalism common in some of the regions where they lived, they banned pork too, to take an excuse or substitute from the cannibals, too.
It discusses eating dead flesh and if you do, forced by necessity, you are guiltless...
Were they starving or just want to eat people?
Were they starving or just want to eat people?
I think that the answer is clearly yes:
(1) Quran (2: 173):
“He hath only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that on which any other name hath been invoked besides that of Allah. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then is he guiltless. For Allah is Oft-forgiving Most Merciful”
(2) Quran (16: 115):
“He has only forbidden you dead meat, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and any (food) over which the name of other than Allah has been invoked. But if one is forced by necessity, without wilful disobedience, nor transgressing due limits,- then Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful”
https://quranexplained.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/cannibalism-in-the-quran/
So the interesting question is, Was Muhammed also a cannibal?
From what I'm gathering this passage is referring specifically to when one is facing starvation and has no other options, which Sherman mentioned.
From what I'm gathering this passage is referring specifically to when one is facing starvation and has no other options, which Sherman mentioned.
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