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.

The Quranic verse 5:5 declares the food of the people of the book is halal, and the dietary laws are similar enough to those regulating kashrut that devout Muslims can consume kosher meat and other food products when there are no halal alternatives.

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