UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga Halal Center, in collaboration with UNAIR Islamic Spirituality Student Activity Unit (UKMKI), successfully held Halal and Professional Slaughterer Training on Saturday July 2, 2022. Being held in the ASEEC Tower 4th Floor, Rote Room, the training was attended by 120 participants from various professions, from lecturers to the general public.
The three speakers invited were KH Ainul Yaqin MSi MAg as Head of the East Java MUI and Halal Auditor of LPPOM MUI East Java, Prof. Dr. Mustofa Helmi Effendi DTAPH drh as Vice Dean III of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine UNAIR, and Hanief Adzhar as General Chair of the East Java Halal Slaughterer (JULEHA). All of them are competent figures in their fields.
The training presented three materials taken from the viewpoints of scholars, lecturers, and animal slaughterers, respectively. The direct practice of halal and professional slaughterer in the backyard of the Nuruzzaman Mosque was also carried out so participants could see firsthand the practice of slaughtering and implementation of the materials.
Initially, participants were divided into seven groups, each containing thirteen people. Then, one representative of each group volunteered to slaughter the provided animal.
In his remarks, Abdul Rahem, the Head of the Halal Center Universitas Airlangga explained the purpose of the training. “This is one of the media for the participants to learn and mastering the fiqh of sacrifice, animal health, and slaughtering to welcome the upcoming Eid al-Adha,” said Abdul Rahem.
He also said that the training was held due to arising concerns in the lack of knowledge on halal slaughtering in the community when it is important knowledge, especially for the slaughterers. Furthermore, the slaughtering process affects the halal and haram of animal meat for consumption.
“With this training, hopefully, there will be more halal slaughterers and no more concerns on this matter,” he said. (il)
