Going through wikipedia made me realise that there are two kinds of meat.
Actually I wanted to find out if Sikhs could consume beef and so I searched for the same in Google. That answer may be subject to research for another day but what I found out is pretty interesting.
Everyone knows that The Prophet (PBUH) has asked the men to grow the beards. "Grow the beards and trim the moustache". That is what the Islamic way says. They have mentioned that cutting the hair is allowed and even going bald. But the beard is something which should grow. Beard can be trimmed but it should be trimmed when it is "fist length".
Now Sikhism makes any hair = "Not to be removed".
Now where does meat come into the picture? Simple. Muslims eat "Halal meat". Now what is Halal meat. Halal meat is that meat which is got from an animal who is cut and is left to bleed till death. That meat makes it pure it seems for Muslims and Jews.
But I found out that Sikhs and Hindus eat the meat which is "Jhatka meat". It means that the animal is killed in an instant. Christians can eat both. That is what I understand.
Now as I understand (never witnessed one), Halal meat can be got through a slow process and "Jhatka" is 'instant'. Similarly, growing beard is a slow process. It takes minimum of 15 days to 1 month for visible beard to form. More for a bigger beard.
Shaving is 'instant'. The face becomes clean immediately. No need to wait for the hair to grow. Just as we brush the teeth or bath, shaving can be done as a routine.
So Hindus who (usually) shave prefer the "instant meat" and Muslims who by religion requirement have to grow beard need to also eat "Halal meat" for religious requirement.
A little diversion now, some people look good with beard but some don't. I feel people with round faces do not look so good with beard. People with slim faces look good with beard. I feel Morsi has a round face and Ahmedinijad has slim face. Similarly Paddy O'Connel (of BBC) has round face and I feel I also have a round face.
Also what I realised that more important than shaving is the cutting of hair. I actually got a Philips trimmer and day before yesterday I tried using it on my hair and it was not good. Actually it is far easier that someone else (preferably a barber) cuts your hair. Yourself giving yourself a haircut is extremely difficult if not impossible.
Last time for a month when I did not shave, I had two haircuts in the month. What I felt in the saloon is what defined me. I felt that the barber does not like the man with the beard. He may tolerate you but actually many people go for shaving to him. And he would not understand someone who will ask him to cut the hair real short but not allow him to touch the beard. It would not make sense to him. {I have been cutting my hair real short (such short that it cannot be gripped) ever since Class8 or 9 i.e. since I was 14 or 15 years old.} Thus last time when I grew beard (June 2013) I shaved myself on the very next day I had my haircut (which was my second haircut in the 1 month period of not shaving).
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Meanwhile I watched another movie. "Players". It is okay for a one time watch.
Actually I wanted to find out if Sikhs could consume beef and so I searched for the same in Google. That answer may be subject to research for another day but what I found out is pretty interesting.
Everyone knows that The Prophet (PBUH) has asked the men to grow the beards. "Grow the beards and trim the moustache". That is what the Islamic way says. They have mentioned that cutting the hair is allowed and even going bald. But the beard is something which should grow. Beard can be trimmed but it should be trimmed when it is "fist length".
Now Sikhism makes any hair = "Not to be removed".
Now where does meat come into the picture? Simple. Muslims eat "Halal meat". Now what is Halal meat. Halal meat is that meat which is got from an animal who is cut and is left to bleed till death. That meat makes it pure it seems for Muslims and Jews.
But I found out that Sikhs and Hindus eat the meat which is "Jhatka meat". It means that the animal is killed in an instant. Christians can eat both. That is what I understand.
Now as I understand (never witnessed one), Halal meat can be got through a slow process and "Jhatka" is 'instant'. Similarly, growing beard is a slow process. It takes minimum of 15 days to 1 month for visible beard to form. More for a bigger beard.
Shaving is 'instant'. The face becomes clean immediately. No need to wait for the hair to grow. Just as we brush the teeth or bath, shaving can be done as a routine.
So Hindus who (usually) shave prefer the "instant meat" and Muslims who by religion requirement have to grow beard need to also eat "Halal meat" for religious requirement.
A little diversion now, some people look good with beard but some don't. I feel people with round faces do not look so good with beard. People with slim faces look good with beard. I feel Morsi has a round face and Ahmedinijad has slim face. Similarly Paddy O'Connel (of BBC) has round face and I feel I also have a round face.
Also what I realised that more important than shaving is the cutting of hair. I actually got a Philips trimmer and day before yesterday I tried using it on my hair and it was not good. Actually it is far easier that someone else (preferably a barber) cuts your hair. Yourself giving yourself a haircut is extremely difficult if not impossible.
Last time for a month when I did not shave, I had two haircuts in the month. What I felt in the saloon is what defined me. I felt that the barber does not like the man with the beard. He may tolerate you but actually many people go for shaving to him. And he would not understand someone who will ask him to cut the hair real short but not allow him to touch the beard. It would not make sense to him. {I have been cutting my hair real short (such short that it cannot be gripped) ever since Class8 or 9 i.e. since I was 14 or 15 years old.} Thus last time when I grew beard (June 2013) I shaved myself on the very next day I had my haircut (which was my second haircut in the 1 month period of not shaving).
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Meanwhile I watched another movie. "Players". It is okay for a one time watch.
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