Muslim Attitudes Towards Drugs and Alcohol. Flashcards
1
Q
- A product of the Devil
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‘satan stirs up to hatred among you by means of wine and gambling … Will you not abstain from them?’ (Qur’an)
2
Q
- Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
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He said that every intoxicant is khamr and every khamr is forbidden to Muslims. Muslims should have nothing to do with the production or sale of alcohol.
‘intoxicants are the mother of all evil’
3
Q
- Opinions of Lawyers
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Drugs and alcohol is ‘haram’ meaning that it is forbidden according to Muslim lawyers and scholars.
4
Q
- Harm to society
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A Muslim country (Pakistan) has 1.5 million heroin addicts out of 95 million inhabitants. This leads to social problems such as unemployment and stealing form money for drugs.
5
Q
Four reasons against:
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- product of the devil
- Muslim lawyers
- Harm to society
- The Prophet Muhammad
