In the name of Allah, the most
beneficent, the most merciful
And We said,
"O' Adam, dwell, you and your wife, in
Paradise; and eat at pleasure wherever you like, but do not go near this tree,
otherwise you will be (counted) among the transgressors." Chapter 2:35
One of the first reference to Halal and Haram can to be found in the
above ayah. Allah SWT instruct Adam A.S and his wife to dwell and eat from
anywhere from Paradise. Allah SWT also instructs them NOT TO GO near a particular tree. This clearly shows that we should
proceed towards Halal and refrain from Haraam. Food related issues is the basis
of Halal and Haram to the majority of people. However, Allah SWT in the above
ayah has mentioned not to go near the tree. Therefore, the conclusion is that
Halal and Haram is not about food only. It
is about obedience and submission to Allah SWT.
The Muslim community generally obtains information regarding Halal products for consumption, in one of the following ways: -
- By reading the ingredients listing
- Not all consumers can understand E numbers, on ingredients lists
- Products marked suitable for vegetarian
- Occasionally products marked suitable for vegetarian may contain alcohol e.g. Ethanol
- A Halal logo on the packaging
- Nowadays not all Muslims will accept a Halal logo unless it has been authenticated by a recognised Muslim authority
With the help and guidance from our scholar board and food technologist we have developed an organisation to provide advice and information which we will audit, verify, and monitor product and services for the Muslim community worldwide. This Website will contain
product information, business directory, Islamic FAQ, Halal Recipes and much more to the suitability of all things for the Muslim lifestyle.
Aims of Suitable for Muslim
- To educate the Ummah
regarding the concept of Halal and Haram with reference to the above Ayah.
- Providing a professional
Halal verifying, certifying and monitoring service based upon the
principle Islamic Shariah according to the Hanafi school of teachings.
- To promote confidence and
credibility to Halal food/Finance/Education/Health and Work.
- To provide a single platform
to source and promote Halal product and services Suitable for Muslims.
- Encouraging a working
relationship with all other Halal Certifying Authorities to eradicate
confusion and double standard in the Halal process.
Criteria for Suitable for Muslim
- Animal must be alive at
point of slaughter.
- The animal selected has to
be healthy and of the required age prior to slaughter.
- Slaughter must be undertaken
by a Muslim.
- Slaughter must be by hand
reciting the Tasbiyah for each animal.
- The slaughter person must
sever a minimum of the following: the two jugular veins in the neck, the
gullet(oesophagus)and windpipe (trachea) simultaneously without damaging
the spinal cord.
- All blood should be
completely drained from the carcass.
- No mechanical slaughter is
permitted.
- No swine or pork products to
be in the same facility as Halal slaughter.
- All meat and ingredients
must be from a Halal source.
- Halal and non Halal
ingredient cannot be mixed, no matter how small.
- All utensils, bowls, mixing
equipment, knives etc must be clean and dedicated to Halal use only .
- The finality of Halalness lies with the consumer (e.g. The product must be bought using halal money).
Business listing
- The key component of any
advertising campaign is sourcing and targeting the right audience for your
business.
- We believe at
suitableformuslim.com is great market platform for both advertiser and
consumer, because advertiser can target their preferred consumers one
platform.
- Consumers can view all
companies offering the same product or services, leading to a greater
choice.
- Majority of online customer
will research and compare before deciding to buy.
- Search engine optimisation
(SEO) is to ensure your business is highly visible. A good SEO strategy
will involve a large budget.
- By using
suitableformuslim.com as part of your marketing budget, we believe you
achieve better awareness and access of information for your company.
- Our company profile pages
has been design too showcase your business information in multiple format
e.g. video, still slide carousel, links to multiple site, logo display
window, social media link, and finally classified window display.
The following consideration may help in your evaluation whether your
company would benefit from using Suitable For Muslim services.
- Muslims wanting
information regarding Suitable for Muslim (Halal) product and services has
to contact the manufacture directly. Some people may do and some may not
and just reject the product.
- There may be a possible
delay in reply by the producer or even no reply.
- There will cost involve to
companies in replying to each individual enquiry regarding Suitable for
Muslim (Halal).
- Your competitor may use our
services and get a bigger exposure for their product.
- Suitable for muslim.com
provides one central venue where consumer can access information and make
an instant decision.
- Majority of Muslims will
purchase a product with authenticated halal logo on packaging or when
information is provided to them even if it is slightly expensive.
- Consumers searching on our
website may not find your product and may react in negative manner, even
if the product was Suitable For Muslim (halal).
- We realise certain companies
may be reluctant to have a Halal logo on their packaging due to reaction
from certain pressure group. However they can still use of our validating
services and put the information regarding halal on our website.
- Charges made by Suitable for
Muslim can be input as a marketing expenses to HMRC and similarly with
VAT.
- At present there is no
comprehensive data base of information regarding Suitable for Muslim
products on the World Wide Web. It is with this pioneering ambition we
have launched this major project and would like to invite you on board.
- Further to our
launching suitableformuslim.com, we are proud to
announce that we are in early stage of developing our sister site
called suitableforvegetarian .com which will
feature product, recipes, restaurant etc,.
- In order that we achieve
maximum exposure we have included other feature (business directory,
Islamic FAQ , event notice board, and Quran recitation 24/7) that will be
off benefit and interest to the Muslim community.
- The main component of any
branding or marketing is confidence in the information provided.
- As our services and website
suitableformuslim.com is worldwide, your branded product and services will
get substantial exposure.