“The revolutionary nature of forbidden and impure items in the light of Islamic teachings, a research study”

Abstract

Revolutions and changes keep appearing in the world. When a thing is in a particular state, its name and attributes have a different meaning but when the condition of this thing changes, its names and attributes also have a different meaning. In this background, it is easy to understand the revolutionary nature of Ḥalāl and Ḥarām items. If a Ḥalāl item is changed in such a way that a haram item is applied to it and its attributes are also those of Ḥarām items, then it will become Ḥarām, just like halal food, when it goes into the stomach and turns into stool. In the same way, if there is such a change in the forbidden thing that the halal is applied to it and its attributes also become Ḥalāl, then it will become Ḥalāl. For example, if a donkey or a prohibited animal dies in a salt mine and gets mixed in the salt in such a way that it becomes a part of the salt, then it is permissible to eat that salt. The essence of this revolution is called Istiḥālah, in which the jurist’s differ. Ḥanafī, Mālikī and the Asḥab-e- Ẓawāhir are convinced that the objects are pure and halal from Istiḥālah and one opinion of Imām Aḥmad agrees with him. And in the other opinion, he is not convinced of purification of objects by Istiḥālah. And according to Imām Shāfᶜī, only three things are purified by Istiḥālah. Apart from them, the rest of the things will remain impure and Ḥarām. In this research article, the jurists' opinion on the topic under discussion and the Shariᶜah opinion on modern products are presented.