January 17, 2021 Share
The UAE Fatwa Council, has ruled that Coronavirus vaccines are permissible for Muslims even if they contain pork gelatin
At a time when everyone is waiting for the arrival/distribution of Corona virus vaccine, Muslim scholars created a new controversy over its use by starting the halal-haram debate. First row of boycott arose in Indonesia where Indonesian Ulema Council declared that Corona vaccine cannot be administered to any Muslim as it contains pork gelatin.
The same controversy later reached out to Indian diaspora and some Mumbai-based Sunni Ulemas declared that a Chinese vaccine, which allegedly contains pig gelatin, is ‘Haram’ or forbidden for Muslims. The Fatwa has been issued by Mumbai’s Raza Academy. The Secretary-General of Raza Academy, Syed Noorie, said that there are reports of the Chinese Covid vaccine containing parts of pig’s body. “As pig is haram for Muslims, a vaccine containing pig gelatin cannot be allowed”. Howeve
Coronavirus Vaccine: Is it Halal or not?
asad mirza @Marginalia Jan 10, 2021, 17:46 IST
It is not only the Muslims, even Hindus and Jews have raised questions about the use of the Covid-19 vaccine, due to prohibited substances in its composition.
Even before the Covid-19 vaccination process starts in India. The Indian Muslims have courted another controversy. The question is whether they’ll be amenable to get vaccinated or not, as there are reports that the proposed vaccines may not be halal as per the Islamic dietary laws.
Muslims, Jews and even Hindus have questioned the composition of the proposed vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. Even as India is scrambling to start the coronavirus vaccination drive, Muslims have raised concern over the use of pork products forbidden in Islam and Judaism, while the Hindus have questioned the inclusion of cow blood in the vaccine.