Halal

Halaal (also sometimes spelled halal) is the Islamic term for "permissible". The use of the term varies between Arabic speaking Muslim communities and non-Arabic speaking ones.

In Arabic-speaking countries, the term Halaal is used to describe anything that is permissible under Islamic law, in contrast to that which is Haraam (forbidden).

In non-Arabic speaking countries, the term is most commonly used in the narrower context of Muslim dietary laws, specially where meat and poultry are concerned.

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Halal also means death in Hungarian; its etymology appears to be unrelated to that of the Arabic word.