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Friday, May 09, 2008 | 04 Jumada al-Awwal 1429
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Frequently Asked Questions What definition of "halal" are you using to determine whether or not a restaurant is halal? Because there is no universally agreed-upon definition of halal in this country, we simply call a restaurant halal if they claim to be. It is up to the investigative resources of our readers to verify the claim or report through zabihah.com exactly what the establishment considers to be halal. For example, if a restaurant claims to be halal yet our readers find evidence that it may not be, we show that information on our site so that our readers can make up their own mind whether or not they feel comfortable with that restaurant. As we move towards more universal standards of halal, and new legislation mandating "truth in advertising halal" comes into effect (as is happening in the US), we will have a more secure definition that we can depend upon. Why do you include restaurants on zabihah.com that serve alcohol? Rather than shunning restaurants that are partially halal (i.e., serving halal meat but also serving alcohol), we believe that it is better to list them with their faults so that community members can let these establishments know how important it is for them to be completely halal. Incentives, rather than punishment, are the best way to raise the standards for the restaurants listed on zabihah.com. You show some restaurants as being closed. Why are they still on the list? We keep closed halal restaurants on the list for up to a year in order to inform people who might not know about the closure - before they make the trip and find out in person. This also prevents people who aren't aware of the store's closing from attempting to add it to the site. You list some KFCs, Burger Kings, and McDonalds as being halal. Does that mean all of them are? In the case where a branch of a major food chain is listed in zabihah.com, it is because the management of that particular store decided to procure halal meat for that store's menu. It does not mean that the entire chain is halal. Please confirm with the management of these stores to verify halal status. Can zabihah.com verify whether or not a particular establishment is halal? Because we are a volunteer-driven site with few resources, we do not have the ability to call individual establishments to verify halal status. In any case, the lack of an agreed-upon definition of halal would complicate these efforts. Inshallah, in the future when halal standards begin to gel and we get more resources (money & volunteers), we may take on the task of confirming the restaurants in zabihah.com. Until then, we depend on the honesty and diligence of our faithful readers. Is there an Arabic version of zabihah.com? We do not currently have the capability for an Arabic version of zabihah.com. You may try one of the free English-to-Arabic translation services, such as Ajeeb.com, to view zabihah.com in Arabic. Can you show menus of the restaurants on zabihah.com? We do not currently have the capability to show menus for the restaurants on zabihah.com, and we do not foresee doing so in the immediate future. Why does it take so long for my review to show up on zabihah.com? Each post is individually reviewed by our team of volunteer editors, and therefore takes some time (a few days at most) to be cleared for publication on the site. |
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