The Muslim Woman

Just because a person has submitted their life to God, does not mean that they must give up the joys and comforts which pets can provide to them. If God has created a creature and allowed it to grow amicable to man kind, why would it be wrong for us to make them pets? Why would it be wrong for us to give them food, petmeds, and a space in our homes in which they can sleep? Of course, God does not forbid these things, and may even be blessing us with the ability to use animals to help upgrade our way of life. Take camels, for instance. The camel is very much the perfect animal, not only for living in a desert area, but for aiding humans in living in such desert lands. The camel’s hoof pads spread out widely, so that the animal does not sink. They have special muscles in their nostrils, so that sand does not enter them. They have abundant hair inside and outside of their ears, so that sand does not penetrate and cause harm there. Their eyes have thick lashes, eye brows and eye lids, also to protect against the sand. And the camel’s face is designed to protect it against the Sun’s beating rays. And best of all, a camel’s hump is a lump of fat on which it can live for days, if its food should become scarce. Now THAT is a pet. And indeed, is not every animal that God has created miraculous in some way? That each animal is made specifically to fit into where it lives, and can overcome what would seem to be impossible, is a testament to God’s grace at sparing them. So why should we not keep animals as our pets? Is not doing so an act of veneration for God’s creations?