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Alcohol has been the scourge of human society since time immemorial. It continues to
cost countless human lives, and causes terrible misery to millions throughout the world.
Alcohol is the root cause of several problems facing society. The statistics of soaring
crime rates, increasing instances of mental illnesses and millions of broken homes
throughout the world bear mute testimony to the destructive power of alcohol.
The Glorious Qur'an prohibits the consumption of alcohol in the following verse:
[Al-Qur'an 5:90]
"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not
wise."
[Proverbs 20:1]
[Ephesians 5:18]
4. Cases of adultery, rape, incest and AIDS are found more among alcoholics
According to National Crime Victimization Survey Bureau of Justice (U.S. Department
of Justice) in the year 1996 alone everyday on an average 2,713 rapes took place. The
statistics tell us that the majority of the rapists, were intoxicated while committing the
crime. The same is true in cases of molestation.
One of the major factors associated with the spread of AIDS, the most dreaded disease, is
alcoholism.
9. Alcoholism is a 'disease'
Medical doctors have now turned liberal towards alcoholics and call alcoholism a disease
rather than an addiction.
• Is sold in bottles
• Is advertised in newspapers, magazines, on radio and television
• Has licensed outlets to spread it
• Produces revenue for the government
• Brings violent deaths on the highways
• Destroys family life and increases crime
• Has no germs or viral cause
Allah (swt) in His Infinite Wisdom has warned us against this snare of Satan. Islam is
called the "Deen-ul-Fitrah" or the natural religion of Man. All its injunctions are aimed at
preserving the natural state of man. Alcohol is a deviation from this natural state, for the
individual as well as for society. It degrades man to a level below that of the beasts he
claims to be superior to. Hence the consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Islam.