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SECTION 113 · SOURCE PAGES 583–584

Horse meat

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PAGE 583

Horsemeat is hot, dry, tough and dark. It is In addition harmful for soft stomachs and bodies.

PAGE 584

Camel Meat

The difference between the Shiite and the Sunnis and between the Jews and Muslims is that the Muslims eat camel meat. In addition, the Shiites and the Jews neither praise nor eat camel meat. It is well established in the religion that Muslims are allowed to eat camel meat and that the Messenger of Allah b and his Companions used to eat it while traveling and otherwise.

Young camel meat is one of the tastiest and most nutritious types of foods, and those who are used to eating it find it as light and beneficial as sheep meat. Some doctors did not like eating camel meat for residents of the cities because they are not used to it. Camel meat is hot and dry, difficult to digest and begets black bile.

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