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Muslims slaughter a Cow by saying "Bismillah, Allahu Akbar" meaning : "In the name of Allah , Allah is Great"" and follow the Zabiha (shechita) procedure to make it Halal.

Some salient point of the Zabiha procedure:

1) The animal must be alive when it is slaughtered (hence stunning or other procedures to render the animal unconscious should be avoided).

2) The animal must be killed with a sharp knife (hence, a blow to the head would render the animal treif and ḥarām).

3) The knife must cut the neck arteries of the animal: in particular, the trachea, esophagus, cartiod arteries and jugular veins should be cut, while leaving the spinal cord intact.

4) The blood must be drained out.

5) There must be minimal harm to the animal – a painless and quick slaughter is required.

Can such meat be considered Kosher? I have read here that the Pe'at Hashulchan by R. Israel Shklover permits a Jewish shochet to say "Allahu Akbar" without it being a hefsek (interruption), but what about a cow slaughtered by a Muslim?

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@Ali, since this question asks about a Muslim slaughterer (and process), I've mostly removed the material that talks about a Jewish shochet. I'm now going to clean up obsolete comments. – Monica Cellio♦ Feb 28 at 18:40
My understanding is that Allah is a contraction of Al-illah (the God). And I agree that it is not kosher, in the manner that most people currently define the word "kosher." I note that some Karaites of medieval times believed it was permissible to eat Halal meat. (I am still hoping to find an historic source for this, and I don't know how prevalent this view is in current times.) – A Blue Thread Feb 28 at 18:54
@ABlueThread do karaim eat halal meat? – yoel Feb 28 at 18:55
@Ali: Tell me, wouldn't the shochet's blessing, which recognizes G-d as "King of the Universe" be sufficient to make the kosher meat Halal? Don't Muslims consider kosher meat to be acceptable to them? – Bruce James Feb 28 at 19:00
@yoel, I don't know of any historical karaites (i.e., karaites from historically Karaite communities) who currently eat Halal meat under the belief that it is permissible for Jews to eat it. But a thorough answer here would require much more research - and it is complicated by the fact that the historical Karaites of europe de-judaized. – A Blue Thread Feb 28 at 19:08
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If a non-Jew slaughters an animal, it is not kosher. (Mishna Chullin 1:1 [English on p. 36 of this .PDF], Rambam Shechita 4:11 [English translation], Shuchan Aruch YD 2:1 In fact, I know of no authority who has ever argued on this point.)

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This answer gives clear sources. – Monica Cellio♦ Mar 1 at 14:22
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@Ali How do your updates change anything? The answer still no based on the sources I provide. As I said, this point is undisputed AFAIK in all of Jewish history. – Double AA♦ Mar 1 at 14:39
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I would say @Daniel is correct. According to the Rambam (Shechita 4:11) a non Jew's shechita is problematic only mid'rabbanan if he is not an idol worshipper. Therefore, although Halal meat is not exactly shechita, one is slightly more likely to miss out on a biblical prohibition with Halal meat than with regular non-kosher meat, even though neither are actually kosher. – Dov F Mar 1 at 15:39
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@DovF You mean 4:12? I would emphasize the word slightly. Most rishonim argue on the Rambam here, it's not at all clear we paskin like him, and there can be other issues with the shechita as well, such as pegimos on the chalaf (which is certainly a deoraita problem) which I see no way to be meikil on. – Double AA♦ Mar 1 at 16:02
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@Ali, the Mishnah was put to writing approximately 2000 years ago. It was not made up of whole cloth, just put into written form. Furthermore, the Mishnah itself was written long before the birth of Muhammad. It records teacher-to-student transmission of the law GIVEN TO MOSES AT SINAI. This is the CORE of Jewish belief. If you reject that, there is no basis for your question because you will NECESSARILY reject ANY answer provided. – Seth J Mar 1 at 17:23
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Even if we were to agree that meat slaughtered by Muslims is kosher, they use most of the animal and don't remove nerves.

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