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| Myths and Misconceptions of vitamins: |
Vitamins are not Medicines or life savers. Vitamins are alternative to food supplements/dietary supplements. However vitamins are very essential for body to keep active and healthy.
Allah asked us to eat Halal and Tayyab foods as HE provided. Many Hadiths clearly mentioned that one should not eat any food if it’s doubtful. Ulmas say that this Hadiths is also applicable to all food supplements / dietary supplements, i.e. vitamins / or sources of vitamins.
Do you know that most of the Vitamins or Multivitamins contain Haaram ingredients like Gelatin, Magnesium Stearate, Pepsin, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin A, B, D, E, & K? Even Vegetarian Multivitamins contain many Haaram and Mashbooh ingredients such as Alcohol, Glycerin, & Mono & Diglycerides.
HNC® is the first pharmaceutical company that introduced vitamins manufactured in an Islamic way without compromise of the quality of products. HNC® products are guaranteed high quality products compared to any brand name. You can compare the list of ingredients on the labels and will able to establish nutritional equality. Our Halal Control System consists of a highly qualified group of expertise from ISNA in Islamic Sharia, Pharmacy, Nutrition /diet. All ingredients were thoroughly checked or investigated and also sources prior to manufacturing of a products. All Haaram ingredients replaced with high quality Halal ingredients (Magnesium Stearate, Vitamins A, B, D, E & K and so on), so that nutritional value should not be affected. They not only investigated ingredients and it sources but also observed the manufacturing process in order to maintain cleanliness and to avoid Najis. Later, Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has also certified HNC® products as HALAL. Nevertheless, prices of HNC® products are also very competitive. |
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DEMONGRAPHIES OF MUSLIMS IN WESTERN COUNTRIES:
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TOTAL
POPULATION |
USA |
GERMANY |
FRANCE |
UK |
SPAIN |
CANADA |
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305.5
MILLION |
82
MILLION |
65
MILLION |
62
MILLION |
46
MILLION |
34
MILLION |
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NUMBER OF
MUSLIMS |
2.5
MILLION |
3.4
MILLION |
5.5
MILLION |
2.4
MILLION |
1
MILLION |
1
MILLION |
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NUMBER OF
MOSQUES |
1,900 |
2,600 |
2,100 |
1,500 |
454 |
198 |
Source: TIME Vol 176, No 9/2010 page 23
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