Why is halal legal?

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Fair enough, and yes, I do not take everything literally as there is the issue of interpretation and reasoning involved in the process of understanding the Quran.

[quote='fr0d0' pid='153011' dateline='1310298174']Firstly, humans are created in God's image:

Which is according to Genesis, although I do not maintain that belief because Islam teaches that God does not have the appearance of any created thing. He is One and Unique, different from all physical things, as mentioned in the Quran, "Say: He is God, the One and Only; God, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him" (112:1-4). Therefore, I do not imagine God as literally having a face, hands, and a body like that of human beings or other creatures.

This is according to Islam and not Christianity. So, we may agree to disagree on this.

Very literal interpretation noted

I would think the verses you quoted there are pretty much exactly the Christian/ Judaic statements too.

And secondly, God turned that on it's head with making himself the sacrifice to us and aboloshing sacrifice to him.

So God himself can be sacrificed (in Christian belief), right?

God sacrificed himself, yes.

But when Abraham slaughtered a ram, was that God sacrificing himself, or was that a sacrifice to God? I mean, what kind of a sacrifice was that? (Just a simple question).

It was a sacrifice to God, be Abraham.

Pre new covenant: Judaism... to pay back for your failings you could give something to God.