surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Sura al-Nahl, 115) "Tell them (O Muhammad!): 'I do not find in what has been revealed to me anything forbidden for anyone who wants to eat unless it is carrion, outpoured blood and the flesh of swine, all of which is unclean; or that which is profane having been slaughtered in a name other than that of Allah.121 But whosoever is constrained to it by necessity - neither desiring to disobey nor exceeding the limit of necessity - your Lord is surely AllForgiving, All-Compassionate." (Sura al-An'am, 145) "Forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and flesh of swine, and that on which any other name than that of Allah has been invoked, and the strangled (animal) and that beaten to death, and that killed by a fall and that killed by being smitten with the horn, and that which wild beasts have eaten, except what you slaughter, and what is sacrificed on stones set up (for idols) and that you divide by the arrows; that is a transgression. This day have those who disbelieve despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear Me. This day have I perfected for you your religion and completed My favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion; but whoever is compelled by hunger, not inclining willfully to sin, then surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." (Sura al-Maidah, 3) These verses clearly show that Islam forbids to eat flesh, drink blood and certain meats. Martial arts in Muslim countries/cultures Pahlavani – Iran Yağlı güreş – Turkey Gatka – Pakistan Kurash – Central Asia Istunka – Somalia Nuba fighting – Sudan Tahtib – Egypt Laamb Wrestling – Senegal Dambe – Nigeria Boli Khela – Bangladesh Lathi Khela – Bangladesh Sqay – India Pencak silat – Indonesia Bakti Negara – Indonesia Perisai Diri – Indonesia Kuntao – Indonesia Tarung Derajat – Indonesia Silat – Indonesia Silat Melayu – Malaysia Seni Gayung Fatani – Malaysia Seni Gayong – Malaysia Tomoi – Malaysia Lian padukan – Malaysia Furusiyya – West Asian See also Cultural Muslim Islamicate Islam in South Asia Islamic advice literature Islamic literature Muslim meme References Further reading Rosenthal, Franz (1977). The Classical Heritage in Islam, in series, Arabic Thought and Culture. from the German by Emilie and Jenny Marmorstein. [Pbk. ed.]. London: Routledge, 1992. xx, 298 p., sparsely ill. N.B.: "First published