The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam — Page 46
40 fosters shamelessness. The eating of carrion is also prohibited in Islamic law for the same reason; that is to say, it affects the moral qualities adversely and is also harmful to physical health. The blood of an animal that is strangled or is beaten to death remains inside the body of the dead animal and they are all carrion. Can the blood of a dead animal stay in the same condition by remaining inside? No, it is obvious that the blood of such an animal is soon corrupted and corrupts the whole flesh. It is established by recent research that the germs in such blood spread a poisonous corruption in the flesh of the dead animal. Moral Condition of Man The second part of Quranic reform is that it regulates the natural conditions in such manner as to convert them into high moral qualities. Let it be clear that this is a vast subject. If we were to discuss this part in detail-i. e. should we wish at this juncture to write out all of those moral qualities that the Holy Quran has discussed this paper would become so lengthy that not one tenth of it could be read out in the allotted time. We must, therefore, confine ourselves to the exposition of a few moral few moral qualities by way of illustration. Moral qualities fall under two heads. First, those