haram
Against Islamic law
Haram is an Arabic term meaning forbidden or sinful under Islamic law, the opposite of halal (permitted).
Pork, alcohol, and gambling are haram.
The word has spread beyond religious contexts: Pineapple on pizza is haram.
In this looser usage, haram labels anything considered unacceptable or a violation of norms, often humorously.
Muslim canonical jurisprudence
Not allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- impermissibleNot permitted by rules
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- sinfulViolating moral law
taboo · off-limits · banned · proscribed · interdicted · disallowed · verboten · illicit
Pig as food
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- wineFermented grape beverage
- intoxicantsSubstances causing impairment
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
blood · gelatin · lard · shellfish · food-additives · rennet · meat · consumption
Violation of law or code
- shirkEvade one's obligations
- gamblingBetting on uncertain results
- usuryExtortionate money lending
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
lying · theft · murder · intoxication · adultery · fornication · disobedience · repentance
Islam's most sacred city
- MedinaSacred Arabian burial site
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- inviolableImpossible to breach
- protectedKept from harm
pilgrimage · hajj · mosque
sharia
Muslim canonical jurisprudence
sunnah · hadith · jurisprudence · ruling · permissibility
forbidden
Not allowed
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- impermissibleNot permitted by rules
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
sinful · taboo · off-limits · banned · proscribed · interdicted · disallowed · verboten · illicit · restricted
pork
Pig as food
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- wineFermented grape beverage
- intoxicantsSubstances causing impairment
carrion · blood · gelatin · lard · shellfish · food-additives · rennet · meat · consumption · ingredients
transgression
Violation of law or code
backbiting · lying · theft · murder · intoxication · adultery · fornication · disobedience · repentance · punishment
Mecca
Islam's most sacred city
- MedinaSacred Arabian burial site
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- inviolableImpossible to breach
protected · pilgrimage · hajj · mosque
- Islamic StudiesQuran, hadith, Islamic law, Sunnah, madrasa
- Islamic TermsAllah, Quran, Islam, Muhammad, surah
- Arabic Islamicassalamu alaikum, bismillah, inshallah, Eid Mubarak, salat
- Arabic WordsAllah, Islam, Muslim, Quran, inshallah
- Islamic Lawsharia, Sharia, Shariah, Islamic law, fatwa
- Islamic commerceIslamic finance, Islamic banking, dinar, dirham, business transactions
haramhalal
Permitted under Islamic law
permissible · lawful · allowed · permitted · licit
- harem pantsLoose trousers gathered at ankles
- harem girl
- Masjid al-HaramSacred mosque in Mecca
- imperial haremRuler's secluded women's quarters
- Boko HaramNigerian jihadist organization