Minimalist Halal Lifestyles

  ﺒﺴﻢﺍﷲﺍﻠﺮﺤﻤﻦﺍﻟﺮﺤﻴﻢ Halal industry encompasses of food, beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, tourism sectors, among others. One of the sub-sectors in halal food sector is bakery industry. Bakery business refer to business that produce and sells food-based flour baked in the oven. These include a wide variety of products such as bread, rolls, buns, crumpets, muffins, bagels, pancakes, doughnuts, waffles, and cookies and other filled products such as fruit and meat pies, sausage rolls, pastries, sandwiches, cream cakes, pizza, and quiche. These products are mainly composed of raw ingredients such as wheat flour, water, yeast, salt, and other ingredients . Bakery products can be classified into four classifications: Bread is food made from the main ingredients of flour, yeast, salt, water, and other additives: sugar, margarine, egg, milk, and others. Example of bread include such as Banana bread, Baguette, Breadstick, Brioche, Challah, Ciabatta, Cornbread, Focaccia, Multigrain bread...

  ﺒﺴﻢﺍﷲﺍﻠﺮﺤﻤﻦﺍﻟﺮﺤﻴﻢ Halal is presently not only about religion, or associated only to halal certification and halal standard, but the word halal is now perceived as one of value for economic development. The world now has started to understand the importance of halal food for Muslim population.  The market demand for food and non-food products with halal-certified are strong, both in the domestic as well as at the international level. Beside that halal certification improves the selling power of products in the Muslim market. Halal products is traditionally offered through small and local businesses like local butchers and restaurants. However, because of the globalization, the market began to thrive in the entire world.    The halal market offers numerous opportunities for companies to expand globally; especially multinational companies with resources and powerful marketing strategies. Halal products is often manufactured as products wi...

  ﺒﺴﻢﺍﷲﺍﻠﺮﺤﻤﻦﺍﻟﺮﺤﻴﻢ Islamic teachings strongly emphasize the importance to embody "Halal" in every aspect of Muslim life, especially in fulfilling the dietary requirements; as food consumed eventually become our blood and meat .  Qur'an and Hadith are the basis for the determination of halal and haram in relation to food. This is stated in several Quranic verses Surah Al Maidah verses (1, 4, 5 and 88). There is also one of the Al-Quran verses that orders Muslims to only eat halal or permissible food is Al-Baqarah, 2:168. The verse is as follows:  O Mankind! Eat anything lawful, wholesome that exists on earth, and do not follow in Satan’s footsteps; he is an open enemy of yours (Al-Baqarah, 2:168). This is further supported by a hadith as narrated by At-Tirmidhi: 1205), the Prophet said:    “Halal (the lawful and permissible) is clear and haram (the unlawful & impermissible) is clear. Between halal and haram lays some doubtful things. Many people do not ...