HALAL LIFESTYLE: Theory and Practice in Indonesia

Book excerpt: The implications of the “halalization” phenomenon in Indonesia today involve not only the food sector but also other sectors. Starting with travel, medication in case of illness, fashion, make-up equipment for women to support their appearance, and other lifestyle models. A person’s habit of consuming goods/services oriented towards a halal frame of mind is also known as a halal lifestyle. Practising a halal lifestyle can ensure and manage the morality of everything that is done by someone involved in it. At the same time, the halal lifestyle also maintains human self-esteem, dignity, and respect; human self-control; and maintaining human integrity and individuality. Practising the halal lifestyle in this life is every Muslim’s right, but it is a privilege for any non-Muslim. Therefore, let’s start a halal lifestyle from an early age because halal is good for oneself and others.