Yesterday one of my Hindu friend shared the following picture on Facebook which says it is not allowed to slaughter and eat cow meat according to Quran, I was shocked to see that and started searching for this particular verse in the Quran but I didnt find this. Hence I researched and came to the following conclusion.
Important : Please note that I dont want to fight with anyone its just for your information and it may be possible that I may be wrong as far as references from Hindu Holy books are given. My main aim is to make aware all the people out there to go back and refer to your Holy Books and scriptures rather than following any religion BLINDLY.
Please note that the reference given is completely incorrect, you should mention the reference as Chapter number following by the verse number. Unfortunately it is very shameful whoever did this, to my capacity I have searched almost entire Qur'an but i didn't find any such words in Qur'an. May Allah forgive you.
Now brother I will give you strong proofs from the Qur'an on this issue with correct references and also from holy books of Hindu religion.
First lets see what Allah says in Qur'an about Cow slaughtering.
وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوۡسٰی لِقَوْمِہٖۤ اِنَّ اللہَ یَاۡمُرُکُمْ اَنْ تَذْبَحُوۡا بَقَرَۃً ؕ قَالُوۡۤا اَتَتَّخِذُنَا ہُزُوًا ؕ قَالَ اَعُوۡذُ بِاللہِ اَنْ اَکُوۡنَ مِنَ الْجٰہِلِیۡنَ
And when Moses said to his people, "Allah commands you to slaughter a cow". They said, "you make us a laughing stock". He said, "refuge of Allah, that I be among the ignorants".
(Surah Baqarah, Chapter No. 2, verse 67)
قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّکَ یُبَیِّنۡ لَّنَا مَا ہِیَ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّہٗ یَقُوۡلُ اِنَّہَا بَقَرَۃٌ لَّا فَارِضٌ وَّلَا بِکْرٌ ؕ عَوَانٌۢ بَیۡنَ ذٰلِکَ ؕ فَافْعَلُوۡا مَا تُؤْمَرُوۡنَ
They said, "pray to your Lord that He tell to us, what kind of the cow, is," he said, "says He, she is a cow, neither old nor immature, but in between both", so do what you are commanded.
(Surah Baqarah , Chapter No. 2, verse 68)
وَالْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنٰہَا لَکُمۡ مِّنۡ شَعٰٓئِرِاللہِ لَکُمْ فِیۡہَا خَیۡرٌ ٭ۖ فَاذْکُرُوا اسْمَ اللہِ عَلَیۡہَا صَوَآفَّ ۚ فَاِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوۡبُہَا فَکُلُوۡا مِنْہَا وَ اَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ ؕ کَذٰلِکَ سَخَّرْنٰہَا لَکُمْ لَعَلَّکُمْ تَشْکُرُوۡنَ
And We made the sacrificial bulky animals camel and cow among the symbols of Allah for you. In them there is good for you. So mention the name of Allah over them while standing in line with three legs and tied up with one leg, then when their sides fall down, eat thereof yourselves and feed the contented and the beggars, thus We have subjected them to you, so that you may be thankful.
(Surah Hajj, Chapter 22, verse 36)
NOW REFERENCE FROM RIGVEDA AND OTHER HINDU HOLY BOOKS
I WOULD REQUEST MY BROTHERS TO PLEASE GO BACK TO YOUR SCRIPTURES AND CHECK WHAT YOUR LORD SAYS ABOUT EATING MEAT.
Manusmriti (Chapter 5 / Verse 30)
says, “It is not sinful to eat meat of
eatable animals, for Brahma has
created both the eaters and the
eatables.” Maharishi Yagyavalkya says in
Shatpath Brahmin (3/1/2/21) that, “I
eat beef because it is very soft and
delicious.” Apastamb Grihsutram (1/3/10) says,
“The cow should be slaughtered on
the arrival of a guest, on the occasion
of ‘Shraddha’ of ancestors and on the
occasion of a marriage.”
Rigveda (10/85/13) declares, “On the occasion of a girl’s marriage oxen and
cows are slaughtered.”
Rigveda (6/17/1) states that “Indra
used to eat the meat of cow, calf, horse
and buffalo.”
Vashistha Dharmasutra (11/34) writes, “If a Brahmin refuses to eat the
meat offered to him on the occasion of
‘Shraddha’ or worship, he goes to
hell.” Hinduism’s greatest propagator Swami
Vivekanand said thus: “You will be
surprised to know that according to
ancient Hindu rites and rituals, a man
cannot be a good Hindu who does not
eat beef”. (The Complete Works of Swami Vivekanand, vol.3, p. 536). Adi Shankaracharya’ commentary on
Brihdaranyakopanishad 6/4/18 says :
‘Odan’ (rice) mixed with meat is called
‘Mansodan’. On being asked whose
meat it should be, he answers ‘Uksha’.
‘Uksha’ is used for an ox, which is capable to produce semen.
• The book ‘The History and Culture of
the Indian People’, published by
Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Bombay and
edited by renowned historian
R.C.Majumdar (Vol.2, page 578) says: “this is said in the Mahabharat that
King Rantidev used to kill two
thousand other animals in addition to
two thousand cows daily in order to
give their meat in charity”
