Book Title: Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1910 Book 06
Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Conference
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his garden except the fruit of the tree of knowledge. The beasts looked upon Adam with an affection and familiarity which suggest the ide: Juf a keeper and a protector rather than that of terrorizer and destroyer. When the sins of mankind drew upon them the wrath of God in the form bf an all-devastating deluge the phrophet Nooh embarke 1 with provisiuns sufficient for himself, his family and other animals in the ark. No roat was killed to satisfy the hunger of the prophet and his family
hile on voyage and the first thing which he did on finding a halting found was to liberate the birds and beasts sheltered in the ark. The lahomedan religion itself does not (with the solitary exception of the past of sacrifice) ask iis votaries to kill beasts for food. The prophet may the salutation of god be upon hiin ) led a must abstemivus life nd did not touch meat as far as possible. The Mussalman saints such Is Khawaga Moinuddin Chushti and Hazarat Nizamudin Aulia ( may he peace of God be upon them ) are known for their abstention from nimal-food. History tells us that the zealous, pious and unfortunately puch blasphemed emperor Aurangzeb did not take animal-fuod for many days during the year. It is a fact known to all that performing the Chilla lives on cereals.
Before quoting any passage from the Koran I beg to saumit hat I do not pretend to any deep or exhaustive study of the Holy. ook; Nor do I say that there are passages in the Book which permit the onsumption of flesh. There may be or I should say that here are certain passages which mean that God created some nimals to be used as food by man; but there are also many thers which recommend a vegetarian diet to his human-creation. The following passages describing paradise and the earth may be pad with advantage. I do not take upon myself the responsibility
saying that these are the all or the only passages describing paradise ut I would say that only a few if there be any might have escaped y observation.
I And a sign for them is the dead earth which we have quikened and brought forth; therefrom seed and from it do they eat. Te made cherein gardens and palms and grapes and we have caused ountains to gnsh forth therein that they may eat from the fruit there and of what their hands have made.
