Why is Pork Forbidden? God Made Humans who Transgressed into Pigs

God Turned Humans into Apes and Pigs, so do Not Eat the Flesh of Pigs [or Apes or Humans]

For God Cursed those who Transgressed, Saying, "Be Apes," and "[Be Pigs]," Whereby, When He Intends a Thing, He Only Says to it, "Be," and it is

36:82, Qur'an
His command when He intends a thing, is that He only says to it, "Be," and it is.

3:59, Qur'an
[And] indeed, the example of Jesus to God is like that of Adam. He created him from dust; then He said to him, "Be," and he was.

2:65, Qur'an
And you had already known about those who transgressed among you concerning the sabbath, and We said to them, "Be despised apes."

16:40, Qur'an
[Whereby] Our word to a thing when We intend it, is only that We say to it, "Be," and it is.

7:166, Qur'an
[So] when they were insolent about that which they had been forbidden, We said to them, "Be despised apes."

[Book of Jasher 9:35], Torah
[And God likewise punished] those who said, "We will ascend to heaven and serve our gods," [and] they became apes [yetis],

5:60, Qur'an
[And thus,] those [are the ones] whom God has cursed and with whom He became angry, and made them apes and pigs.

6:145, Qur'an
[So do not eat] the flesh of pigs [or apes] - for indeed, it is an abomination -

[Wisdom of Solomon 12:5], Torah
[For God similarly hated] those devourers of man's flesh;

49:12, Qur'an
[Then] would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear God; indeed, God is Accepting of repentance and Merciful.

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Ancient Christian Art Depicts Apocryphal Scenes of Jesus Turning Children into Pigs

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The Holkham Bible Picture Book fol. 16r: a young Jesus Christ turned children into pigs. In the left scene, a man is putting someone into an oven, while another man is talking to a young Jesus. In the next scene, the same oven is now filled with three little pigs.

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The Miracle of the Children in the Oven in the Neville of Hornby Hours is an apocryphal story that belongs to a series of stories associated with the infancy of Jesus Christ. In the accompanying text, Jesus wanted to play with some children, but their parents did not want him to play with them, so they hid their kids in an oven. When Jesus asked the parents what was in the oven, the parents replied that it was filled with pigs. So Jesus said, "So be it," and when he had left and the parents opened the oven, it was filled with pigs.

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Left: Fragment of one of the Tring Tiles, Right: Manuscript leaf from 14-century England

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The Miracle of the Children in the Oven in the illustrated Les Enfaunces de Jesu Crist

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The Movie, "Willow," Showed Humans being Turned into Pigs, and the TV Series Conveyed the Cannibalistic Aspect of Eating Pigs

In the movie Willow, an army was turned into pigs through a curse by a witch. This parallels the Qur'an that God turned humans into pigs with a curse [5:60].

Later, in episode 4 of the Willow TV series, as Willow retells this story, they are roasting a pig on a fire, and he realizes that he may not have turned all the pigs back into humans. Boorman then spits out the pork, realizing it may have been a human, then Willow looks disgusted at his pork and puts it away so he won't eat it. This is portraying why pork is forbidden, since God turned humans into pigs, so by eating pigs, it is a form of cannibalism.

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According to Many Cannibals, Humans Taste Like Pork

"Long pig is an antiquated term for human flesh, eaten by cannibals. Purportedly, the term long pig is a translation of a phrase used in the Pacific Islands for human flesh intended for consumption. Early explorers and missionaries who contacted cannibal Pacific Islanders were told that human flesh tasted similar to pork, thus the term long pig." - Grammarly

And the infamous German cannibal, Armin Meiwes, said when interviewed by 60 Minutes, that "The flesh tastes like pork, but stronger, more substantial, although I don't think other people would have noticed a difference had they eaten it. It tasted really good."

And American cannibal, Joseph Metheny, said that "It tastes very similar to pork, if you mix it together, no one can tell the difference." He then sold it to people at a roadside barbeque stand.

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According to Science, Humans Share 98% of their DNA with Pigs, which is Greater than what Humans Share with Orangutans, which is Only 96.9%

Humans: 99%
Chimps: 98.8%
Gorillas: 98.4%
Pigs: 98%
Orangutans: 96.9%