Salman Khan’s Father Salim Khan Reveals His Family Doesn’t Eat Beef; Says, “In The Teachings Of Prophet Mohammed…”

Salim Khan’s family – consisting of actors Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan and many more well known names, is one family that is known for be welcoming to all religions. Be it their annual Iffar party during Ramazan or their Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations each year, the Khans do not hold back in celebrating both Hindi and Muslim festivals. During a recent interview, Salim opened up about being accustomed to Hindu culture and even how his family abstains from consuming beef. Read on to know all he said.

Salim Khan: My Family Have Never Had Beef

During a recent interaction with the Free Press Journal, Salim Khan revealed that despite being Muslims, his family has never eaten beef. The celebrated screenwriter said, “From Indore until today, we have never had beef. Beef is eaten by most Muslims as it is the cheapest meat! Some even buy it to feed their pet dogs. But in the teachings of Prophet Mohammed, he has clearly stated that a cow’s milk is a substitute for a mother’s milk and it is a mufid (beneficial) cheez. He has stated that cows should not be killed and beef is forbidden.”

He further added, “Prophet Mohammed has adopted good things from every religion. Like eating only halaal meat which was adopted from the Jews, who call it kosher. He has postulated that every religion is good and believes in a Supreme Power like we do.”

During the same chat, the veteran film writer revealed that Hindu traditions were seamlessly woven into his childhood, long before he married Sushila Charak (Salma Khan). He said, “You see, I have lived all my life amidst Hindus. Even in the police stations and colonies, we celebrated Hindu festivals as everyone from a sipahi to the head constable was a Hindu. So it was not as if we began keeping Ganpati at home only after my marriage. My family had no objection to my marriage either.”

About The Khan-daan

Salim Khan married Salma Khan – born Sushila Charak, on November 18, 1964. The duo have four bilogical children together – actor-sons Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan and daughter Alvira Khan Agnihotri. In 1981, Salim married actress Helen and a couple of years later adopted a girl named Arpita. Arpita – who is now married to actor Aayush Sharma, was he daughter of homeless woman who passed away on a footpath in Mumbai.

He’s the grandfather to 7 grandchildren – Alvira and Atul Agnihotri’s 2 kids Alizeh and Ayaan, Arbaaz and Malaika Arora’s son Arhaan, Sohail and Seema Sajdah’s sons Nirvan and Yohan and Arpita and Aayush’s kids Ahil and Ayat.

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