08-26-2004, 06:46 AM
Hello peace in Ireland,
Goodness if we were only allowed to eat what was around during the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) time, then it'd just be dates, camel meat and sheep milk .
There is nothing to say that new foods are not permissible, as long as the ingredients themselves are halal then yes, Muslims can eat it.
There is actually a little bit more to it than that. There is only certain animal flesh that is allowed eg. not carnivorous animals, horses also I believe may not be permissible to eat, no predatory birds and of course no pigs. The animal must be killed the halal way (I can give specifics if you wish). Alcohol and other intoxicants are also not permitted.
I hope I have made it a little clearer.
-spider