An interview with Zeki Ismail, Owner of Abraham’s. For many Muslims, the question of meat begins and ends with one word: halal. But for Zeki Ismail of Abraham’s, it’s only the starting point. “Halal is a term in Islamic law,” he explains. “It simply means permissible. But when the Qur’an talks about food, it doesn’t always use the word halal on its own.”