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Amanah halal statuses and evidence ratings explained
A plain-English guide to Amanah's public halal status labels, menu coverage, evidence score and why Unknown is never treated as a hidden negative judgement.
The public halal statuses
Amanah uses a small set of public status labels: Halal Certified, Halal Restaurant Claimed, Community Confirmed, Community Suggested, Halal Status Unknown, Not Halal and Previously Halal.
Halal Certified is reserved for branch-matched certification evidence where scope and freshness are clear. Halal Restaurant Claimed means the claim comes from the restaurant, menu or another restaurant-controlled source. Community Confirmed and Community Suggested come from reviewed community sources, with Confirmed requiring stronger support than Suggested.
Halal Status Unknown means Amanah does not yet have enough reliable evidence. It is not a negative judgement. Not Halal and Previously Halal require careful reviewed evidence because those labels can affect a restaurant's reputation.
Coverage is a separate question
A status label should not hide what part of the menu is covered. A restaurant might have an entire menu halal claim, selected meats, selected dishes, chicken-only information or an unknown coverage scope.
That is why Amanah treats Partially Halal as coverage language, not as certification. Alcohol, pork and preparation information are also shown separately so users can apply their own threshold.
How the evidence rating works
The evidence score is a guide to support strength, not a religious ruling. Stronger signals include current certification evidence, clear branch match, direct restaurant claims with source context, reviewed community confirmations and fresh supporting dates.
The score weakens when evidence is old, vague, branch coverage is unclear, sources conflict or Amanah only has weak community suggestions. Paid promotion, popularity and ordinary visit reviews cannot buy or replace halal evidence.