As modern ethical trends like veganism gain more and more traction online, many of us quietly adopt new ideas about what feels “right” or “wrong.” Yet, when religious traditions or sacred rituals begin to trigger discomfort, a crucial question arises: Are we shaping our convictions through Islamic sources, or simply searching for texts to justify assumptions we already made?

This whitepaper invites you to take a step back and look more closely beyond the surface of current dietary debates: Where do your ethical standards truly originate? By what framework do you define what is good or acceptable? And what happens when external moral trends are simply dressed up in religious language?