Why do Muslims eat beef and not pork?

The consumption of pork is forbidden in Islam due to religious dietary laws. In the Quran, it is stated that certain foods are considered haram (forbidden) for Muslims to consume, including pork and its byproducts. This prohibition is based on the belief that these foods are considered unclean or impure according to Islamic dietary guidelines.

The Islamic dietary laws, also known as halal, outline specific rules and regulations regarding what foods are permissible for Muslims to consume. These laws are derived from the teachings of the Quran and the Sunnah, which is the collection of sayings and practices attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.

In the Quran, the prohibition of pork is mentioned in several verses:

- "He has only forbidden to you dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered in the name of other than Allah." (Quran 2:173)

- "Say, 'I do not find in what has been revealed to me anything forbidden to one who would eat it unless it be dead animals or blood or the flesh of swine - for indeed, it is impure - or an act of disobedience and aggression without justification.'" (Quran 6:145)

- "Prohibited to you are dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine, and that which has been slaughtered in the name of other than Allah, that which has died of strangulation, or by a violent blow, or by a fall, or by the goring of horns, and that which has been partly eaten by a wild animal - unless you slaughter it [according to Islamic law] - and that which is slaughtered at stone altars, and that you seek decisions through divining arrows. That is grave disobedience.'" (Quran 5:3)

Therefore, Muslims abstain from consuming pork and its byproducts out of respect for their religious beliefs and adherence to the dietary guidelines set forth in the Islamic scriptures.