According to the unanimous consensus (ijma') of classical Islamic scholarship, the pig (خنزير - khinzir) is a creature whose flesh is explicitly forbidden (haram) for consumption by Allah in the Quran. This prohibition is stated clearly in four separate verses (2:173, 5:3, 6:145, 16:115), where its flesh is described as a 'filth' or 'abomination' (rijs). Classical commentators like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi explain that this divine command is a fundamental aspect of Islamic dietary law and a test of submission. The only exception is in cases of dire necessity (darurah) to prevent death. Beyond its legislative status, the Quran also uses the pig symbolically in verse 5:60, where rebellious people were transformed into 'apes and swine' as a sign of divine wrath and ultimate spiritual degradation. Thus, the 'khinzir' in the Islamic tradition represents both a clear legal prohibition and a potent symbol of impurity and disobedience.