Mumbai Clerics Say No To Chinese COVID Vaccine With Pork Gelatin
Pork-derived gelatin in vaccines is used by pharmaceutical companies as a stabilizer to ensure they remain safe and effective during storage and transport.
As India awaits COVID-19 vaccine, Sunni Muslim scholars from Mumbai's Raza Academy said that Chinese vaccine containing pork gelatin is ¡°haram¡± for Muslims. The decision was taken after certain reports claimed that Chinese vaccine contains pork gelatin.
Raza Academy¡¯s Secretary-General, Saeed Noorie in a video statement urged the Indian government to not place an order for the Chinese vaccine which contains pork gelatin.
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Pork-derived gelatin in vaccines is used by pharmaceutical companies as a stabilizer to ensure they remain safe and effective during storage and transport.
"Show us list of contents used"
¡°For any vaccine which has been ordered or made in India, the government should show us the list of contents so that we can make announcements regarding the use of the vaccine,¡± said Noorie.
Covid 19 ke Vaccine me Agar Khanzeer (PIG) ke Jism ka Koyi bhi hissa chahe woh Haddi,Charbi,Khoon,Ya Koyi bhi chiz ho uska istemal karna Haraam hai
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Covid 19 ke Vaccine me Agar Khanzeer (PIG) ke Jism ka Koyi bhi hissa chahe woh Haddi,Charbi,Khoon,Ya Koyi bhi chiz ho uska istemal karna Haraam hai
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This after Muslim scholars, also known as ulemas, called a meeting to decide on the matter with reference to Islamic laws. After the meeting, they concluded that consuming pig is forbidden as per Islamic laws and anything which contains it is not permissible. This has raised concern among Muslims all across the world.
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'Conspiracy to destroy Hindu culture'
Meanwhile, Swami Chakrapani Maharaj, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha president also claimed that COVID-19 vaccine made from cow¡¯s blood in America should not be used in India.
Calling it an international conspiracy to destroy the religion of Hindus, Swami Chakrapani said that a vaccine or medicine using cow urine or cow dung can be used by Hindus.
He further said that foreign companies must disclose the process of vaccine development so that people¡¯s religion is not destroyed.
UAE Islamic body approves vaccine with pork
According to a report by Associated Press, vaccines developed to prevent COVID-19 infection can be administered to Muslims in UAE even if they contain pork gelatin.
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If there are no alternatives, Council Chairman Sheikh Abdallah bin Bayyah said that the coronavirus vaccines would not be subject to Islam¡¯s restrictions on pork because of the higher need to ¡°protect the human body.¡±
The council added that in this case, the pork gelatin is considered medicine, not food, with multiple vaccines already shown to be effective against a highly contagious virus that ¡°poses a risk to the entire society.
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