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Prohibition of Alcohol

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Prohibition

of

Alcohol (In The Light of The Holy Qur’an)

Hazrat Aqdas Maulana Shah Abdul Ghani Saheb

Phulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi)

Compiled By

Shaikh-ul-Arab Wal Ajam Arifbillah Hazrat Aqdas Maulana Shah

Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb

(Damat Barakaatuhum)

Special Attendant of Hazrat Phulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi)

Translated by:

Maulana Tameem Ahmad

Published by:

Khanqah Imdadiyah Ashrafiyah

Gulshan Iqbal Block 2

Karachi

www.khanqah.org


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Preface

This humble compiler states that about two years ago, an officer

attended the gathering of Hazrat Shah Abdul Ghani Phulpuri and he

asked him, “Some officers ask me about alcohol claiming that the word

Haraam (prohibited) regarding alcohol is not present in the Qur’an then

why do the Ulama (scholars) declare it so?” As an answer to that

question, Hazrat delivered a detailed lecture, which presented clear

evidence from the Qur’an regarding the prohibition of alcohol. Hazrat

asked me that this speech should be transcribed and published so that

our uninformed Muslim brothers who have this misconception could be

made aware as this speech was a blessing from Allah Ta`ala.

Therefore, in fulfilment of Hazrat’s request, this draft was

prepared and the officer who promised the printing and publishing of

draft kept it by him for approximately two years. Yet, due to some

circumstances, the officer was unable to print and publish it.

Nevertheless, some of my sincere friends during this period

continuously drew my attention towards the publishing of this topic but,

due to certain constraints, I was not able to start on this task. However,

when the appointed time from Allah Ta`ala comes for the completion of

any task then unforeseen ways and means develop on their own.

Yesterday, on the 26th of Ramadhan al-Mubarak 1382 AH, I

was passing Bruns Road, Karachi, accompanied by a friend who

mentioned that some of his acquaintances were discussing that alcohol

has not been declared Haraam (prohibited) anywhere in the Qur’an.

Listening to this conversation wounded my heart and made me feel

extremely regretful for my procrastination. With a wounded heart and a

strong yearning, this humble compiler went to Hazrat Phulpuri and told

him about what took place today, which had a major impact on me and

caused much restlessness along with a strong desire that I should spread

this topic regarding alcohol in the country as soon as possible. It is

hoped that those uninformed Muslims who are under this misconception

could be warned so that they may be granted the ability to repent from

the consumption of alcohol or at least have the correct knowledge so

they realize that alcohol is Haraam (prohibited) if they choose to

consume it. The benefit of this would be that their beliefs would at least


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be correct and the correctness of belief would eventually lead to the

hope of forgiveness after suffering the consequence of their sins in the

hereafter.

The object of this lecture is not to make the consumption of

alcohol continue intrepidly but the object is to save these ignorant

Muslims, who consider Haraam (prohibited) as Halaal (lawful), from

disbelief. It is a unanimous ruling in the Islamic Creed that to commit a

prohibited act knowing clearly about its prohibition is a grave sin and it

is strictly prohibited but to commit a prohibited act while considering it

lawful is an act of Kufr (disbelief) because such a person is deliberately

tampering with the Divine Law.

Hazrat Phulpuri (Rahmatullah Alaihi) then stated that it seemed

that this is the time of publishing this pamphlet because when Allah

Ta'ala, the Most Exalted, wills then such unforeseen events take place.

Hazrat also commanded that these events which became the reason and

grounds for the publishing of this pamphlet should also be written so

that Allah Ta`ala may grant the entire benefit from this pamphlet.

Humble Compiler

Muhammad Akhtar (May Allah pardon his sins)

Friday, 28th Ramadhanul Mubarak 1382 AH


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Prohibition of

Alcohol

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� ذ� ذ� ذ� ذ� و و و و ع� ع� ع� ع� ا� ا� ا� ا� ف� ف� ف� ف� � ب � ب � ب � الر� الر� الر� الر� ن� ن� ن� ن� م م م م ح ح ح ح الر� الر� الر� الر� االله� االله� االله� االله� م� م� م� م� س س س س � � � � م� م� م� م� ي ي ي ي ج� ج� ج� ج� الر� الر� الر� الر� ن� ن� ن� ن� ط ط ط ط ي ي ي ي الش� الش� الش� الش� ن� ن� ن� ن� م� م� م� م� االله� االله� االله� االله� ب � ح � ح � ح م� م� م� م� ي ي ي ي ح

� و و و و ل� ل� ل� ل� ئ� ئ� ئ� ئ� س س س س /� /� /� /� � ن � ن � ن � م م م م خ� خ� خ� خ� ال ال ال ال ن� ن� ن� ن� ع� ع� ع� ع� �2 �2 �2 �2 ن � ر � ر � ر � ي ي ي ي م� م� م� م� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ر �4 � �4 � �4 � � ل ل ل ل ق� ق� ق� ق� 6666 �4 � ف � ف � ف � ا ا ا ا م� م� م� م� ه� ه� ه� ه� ي ي ي ي ف � إ � إ � إ إ ث ث ث � ك� ك� ك� ك� م م م م ث � ب � ب � ب ب ? ? ? ? @ @ @ @ �� ن� ن� ن� ن� م� م� م� م� و� و� و� و � اف � اف � اف � ع� ع� ع� ع� اف � ل � ل � ل � و� و� و� و� اس� اس� اس� اس� لن� لن� لن� لن� ل � إ � إ � إ إ ث ث ث ا ا ا ا م� م� م� م� ه� ه� ه� ه� م� م� م� م� ث

� � أ � أ � أ � ك ك ك ك أ E � E � E � E �@ �@ �@ �@ ن ن ن ن م� م� م� م� �� } ٢١٩٢١٩٢١٩٢١٩سورة البJة آيت سورة البJة آيت سورة البJة آيت سورة البJة آيت { 6666 اااام� م� م� م� ه� ه� ه� ه� ع� ع� ع� ع� ف ف ف ف �

“They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, in both there is great

sin, and some benefits for people. And their sin is greater than their

benefit.”

(Baqarah 2:219)

In this verse, Allah Ta`ala informs His bondsmen that alcohol

has more harm to it than benefit because the benefits are temporary but

there is no limit to the harms. Because when the intellect starts to

decline then so does the glory of human nature and it is due to the intellect of humans that they are called Ashraful-Makhluqaat (Best of

all Creations). Therefore, the consumption of alcohol is as if losing this

honor and civility of humanity from your hands. This was the first verse revealed regarding alcohol. Now if a scientist claims that the benefits of

alcohol are greater than the harms then we would call him ignorant and

unaware of reality because evidently the knowledge of the creation

cannot compete with the knowledge of the True Creator. Allah Ta’ala states:

� ا ا ا ا م� م� م� م� و� و� و� و� � أ � أ � أ � و و و و أ � ت � ت � ت � م� م� م� م� ل ل ل ل ع� ع� ع� ع� ال ال ال ال ن� ن� ن� ن� مR مR مR مR م م م م ت� ت� ت� ت� P P P P ت � ا � ا � ا � ق� ق� ق� ق� لا� لا� لا� لا� ا � ل � ل � ل لا لا لا لا ي ي ي ي ل “And you are not given from the knowledge but a little.”

(Al-Isra 17:85)


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Oh People you are given little knowledge. Allah Exalted, regarding this

knowledge claims:

ق� ق� ق� ق� ل�ل�ل�ل�خ� خ� خ� خ� ن ن ن ن م� م� م� م� م� م� م� م� ل�ل�ل�ل�ع ع ع ع /� /� /� /� لا� لا� لا� لا� ا� ا� ا� ا� “Does He not know what He created?”

(Mulk 67:14)

Daily observations are witness to the fact that the research that scientists

are content with today is refuted after a few days because of the

detections of some errors within. They would continue to publish the contradiction of their previous research. On the contrary, the knowledge

of the True Creator is free from any probable error. Allah Exalted

states:

� ت� ت� ت� ت� ن ن ن ن ل� ل� ل� ل� و� و� و� و� � ج � ج � ج � د� د� د� د� ج � ل � ل � ل لا لا لا لا ي ي ي ي د� د� د� د� ب ب ب ب ت� ت� ت� ت� االله� االله� االله� االله� ة� ة� ة� ة� ن� ن� ن� ن� س� س� س� س� ل “And you will never find a change in Allah‘s consistent practice.”

(Al-Ahzab 33:62)

For a Mu’min (believer) a mandate of the Qur’an that alcohol is ithme

kabir (a great sin) is enough to prevent him from alcohol because every sin whether small or great is a source of Allah Ta‘ala’s disobedience,

and disobedience is a reason for His displeasure. Then how could a

Mu’min (believer) endure the displeasure of Allah? The quality of a

perfect bondsman is:

ي� ي� ي� ي� Z Z Z Z لا لا لا لا ض ض ض ض ف� ف� ف� ف� ن� ن� ن� ن� و و و و غ� غ� غ� غ� ت� ت� ت� ت� Rم Rم Rم Rو� و� و� و� ض ض ض ض ر� ر� ر� ر� و� و� و� و� االله� االله� االله� االله� ن� ن� ن� ن� م ان ان ان ااااان “Seeking grace from Allah, and (His) good pleasure”

(Al-Fath 48:29)

Allah Ta’ala states that Companions of Rasulullah (Sallellaho Alaihi

Wasallam) try to find Our Pleasure and Our Grace by searching for any

action that would please their True Cherisher all the time. The Qur’an,

while accepting the few benefits of alcohol, also expresses its abundant

harms. This is a clear evidence of the genuineness of Islam, for Islam

does not deny observations because denying established observations is


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futile. After the above mentioned verse, the following verses were

revealed regarding alcohol:

_ _ ي _ ي _ ي � ا ا ا ا و و و و ن� ن� ن� ن� م� م� م� م� bbbb ن� ن� ن� ن� ي ي ي ي ذ� ذ� ذ� ذ� ا ال� ا ال� ا ال� ا ال� ه� ه� ه� ه� ي ي ي ي ا� ا� ا� ا� ي � إ � إ � إ � إ � ن � ن � ن � ي ي ي ي م� م� م� م� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ر� ر� ر� ر� م م م م خ� خ� خ� خ� ا ال ا ال ا ال ا ال م� م� م� م� ن �4 � �4 � �4 � � و� و� و� و� �4 � الا � الا � الا � و� و� و� و� اب� اب� اب� اب� ص� ص� ص� ص� � � � � الا � الا � الا � الا ل� ل� ل� ل� م� م� م� م� ع� ع� ع� ع� ن ن ن ن مR مR مR مR س س س س ج ج ج ج ر� ر� ر� ر� م� م� م� م� لا� لا� لا� لا� ز ز ز ز الا

�� اج اج اج اج ف� ف� ف� ف� ن� ن� ن� ن� ط ط ط ط ي ي ي ي الش� الش� الش� الش g � g � g � g � � ن � ن � ن � ف ف ف ف �i �i �i �i م م م م ك� ك� ك� ك� ل� ل� ل� ل� ع� ع� ع� ع� ل� ل� ل� ل� ہ� ہ� ہ� ہ� و و و و ب� ب� ب� ب� ن � ل � ل � ل � ن� ن� ن� ن� و و و و ح� ح� ح� ح� ل � ا � ا � ا � ا � ن � ن � ن � ا ي� ا ي� ا ي� ا ي� م� م� م� م� ن � ر � ر � ر � و و و و ي` ي` ي` ي` ن ن ن ن ا� ا� ا� ا� ن� ن� ن� ن� ط ط ط ط ي ي ي ي الش� الش� الش� الش� د� د� د� د� ي ي ي ي ر � ق � ق � ق م� م� م� م� ك� ك� ك� ك� ن� ن� ن� ن� P P P P ب� ب� ب� ب� ع� ع� ع� ع� ق

� ء� ء� ء� ء� ا ا ا ا ض� ض� ض� ض� غ غ غ غ ب� ب� ب� ب� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ة� ة� ة� ة� او� او� او� او� د� د� د� د� ع� ع� ع� ع� ال ال ال ال m � m � m � m م م م م خ� خ� خ� خ� � ال � ال � ال � ال � � ر � ر � ر � ي ي ي ي م� م� م� م� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ر �4 � �4 � �4 � � ن ن ن ن ع� ع� ع� ع� م م م م ك� ك� ك� ك� د� د� د� د� ص� ص� ص� ص� /� /� /� /� و� و� و� و� �4 � ذ � ذ � ذ الص� الص� الص� الص� ن� ن� ن� ن� ع� ع� ع� ع� و� و� و� و� االله� االله� االله� االله� �n �n �n �n ذ ل ل ل � ل � وة � وة � وة ل ل ل ل ه� ه� ه� ه� ف� ف� ف� ف� 6666 وة

ن� ن� ن� ن� و و و و ه� ه� ه� ه� ت� ت� ت� ت� ن ن ن ن م م م م ppppا� ا� ا� ا�

Translation: O you who believe! Wine, gambling, altars and divining

arrows are filth, made up by Satan. Therefore, refrain from it, so that

you may be successful. Satan wishes only to plant enmity and malice

between you through wine and gambling, and to prevent you from the

remembrance of Allah and from Salaah. Would you, then, abstain?

(Maidah 5:90-91)

From the above mentioned verse, the following points can be

established:

1) � � إ � إ � إ � إ � ن � ن � ن � ي ي ي ي م� م� م� م� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ر� ر� ر� ر� م م م م خ� خ� خ� خ� ا ال ا ال ا ال ا ال م� م� م� م� ن �4 � �4 � �4 � � و� و� و� و� �4 � الا � الا � الا � و� و� و� و� اب� اب� اب� اب� ص� ص� ص� ص� � � � � الا � الا � الا � الا م� م� م� م� لا� لا� لا� لا� ز ز ز ز الا

Ta’ala informs his believing bondsman that they should not adopt the

customs of the disbelievers and that alcohol, gambling, idols and arrows

of divination are foul things and satanic acts. Wine is mentioned along

with gambling, idols and divining arrows to indicate what a foul thing it

is. It is placed before the foul deeds like gambling, idols and divining

arrows so it could be noted for its extreme impure nature.

O Muslims! Ponder on the fact that the consumption of alcohol is

mentioned with idolatry so that hatred for this deed could be developed.

This deed is closer to disbelief because alcohol prevents from Salaah

(Prayer) which is the greatest ritual and symbol of Islam. When people

are this distant from Imaan (belief) then eventually this will lead them

closer to Kufr (disbelief).


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س س س س ج ج ج ج ر� ر� ر� ر� (2

Allah Ta`ala declared the consumption of alcohol as Rijs i.e. a defiled

and filthy act. Glory be to Allah! What a psychological treatment! After

developing the natural aversion to alcohol (by mentioning it with

gambling, idols and divining arrows), the ability has now been

developed to accept and listen to the harms of alcohol. The wisdom and

eloquence of Qur’an cannot be encompassed.

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Neither does His beauty have any limit, nor do Sa`di’s

words of praise come to an end,

The seeker of water dies of thirst and the river remains as

is.

3) Rم Rم Rم Rل� ل� ل� ل� م� م� م� م� ع� ع� ع� ع� ن ن ن ن م �ن� ن� ن� ن� ط ط ط ط ي ي ي ي الش� الش� الش� الش

Consumption of alcohol is a satanic act. O Muslims! Ponder on the fact

that we claim to be Muslims which suggests that we believe in the

Oneness of Allah Ta’ala and the Prophethood of Rasulullah (Sallallahu

Alaihi Wasallam). If Allah Ta’ala is declaring a certain act to be satanic

are we scheming to prove it Halaal (lawful)? Claiming to be devoted,

but acting like a rebel! By informing us that the consumption of alcohol

is a satanic act, Allah Ta’ala illustrates how Satan disobeyed and

rebelled against Allah’s Command and became the Rejected One, then

in the same way alcohol has a similar quality. This is because the

consumption of alcohol will develop the roots of intoxication,

disobedience and rebellion inside of you, and as a result of the

continuous presage of disobediences there is a chance to become the

Rejected One just like the Satan.


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� اج اج اج اج ف� ف� ف� ف� (4 g � g � g � g � � ن � ن � ن ہ� ہ� ہ� ہ� و و و و ب� ب� ب� ب� ن

So refrain from it! O Muslims! Allah Ta’ala orders us to refrain from

the consumption of alcohol and has used the imperative command from

which the strict order of abstinence can be derived. Now every Muslim

can reflect on the clear order to refrain, for can there be any other

meaning to this? Like some ignorant Muslims believe that consuming

such an amount of alcohol that intoxicates is prohibited. Where, after

all, is the proof of such a thing in the Qur’an? Does anyone have the

right to contest the divinely revealed verses with their own opinions?

� ف ف ف ف �i �i �i �i م م م م ك� ك� ك� ك� ل� ل� ل� ل� ع� ع� ع� ع� ل� ل� ل� ل� (5 � ل � ل � ل ن� ن� ن� ن� و و و و ح� ح� ح� ح� ل

So that you may be successful. O Muslims! Allah Ta’ala proclaims that

your success is only in the abstinence from alcohol so don’t go near it.

Today, we believe that the secret of our success and prosperity is

dependent on alcohol. Muslims believe that if we adopt an Islamic code

of life, we would never be able to attain success. May Allah Exalted

grant divine guidance with His Mercy to all the Muslim leaders to ban

alcohol completely, Ameen!

6) � � ا � ا � ا � ا � ن � ن � ن � ا ي� ا ي� ا ي� ا ي� م� م� م� م� ن � ر � ر � ر � و و و و ي ي ي ي ن ن ن ن ا� ا� ا� ا� ن� ن� ن� ن� ط ط ط ط ي ي ي ي الش� الش� الش� الش� د� د� د� د� ي ي ي ي ر � ق � ق � ق � ء� ء� ء� ء� ا ا ا ا ض� ض� ض� ض� غ غ غ غ ب� ب� ب� ب� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ة� ة� ة� ة� او� او� او� او� د� د� د� د� ع� ع� ع� ع� ال ال ال ال م� م� م� م� ك� ك� ك� ك� ن� ن� ن� ن� P P P P ب� ب� ب� ب� ع� ع� ع� ع� ق m � m � m � m م م م م خ� خ� خ� خ� � ال � ال � ال � ال � � ر � ر � ر � ي ي ي ي م� م� م� م� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ر �4 � �4 � �4 � �4

Through alcohol, Satan develops enmity and malice amongst you. The

intellectuals of the times are united on the fact that any nation without

unity will not be able to attain glory and success. We all should try to

look deep within ourselves and wake our dozing conscience and ponder

that from which face do we claim to be the well-wishers of the nation

when Qur’an declares that consumption of alcohol is a source of

contention? Day and night the shout of, “unity, unity” is on our tongue

but as for the barrier in our unity i.e. alcohol, we are engaged in

scheming to make it lawful instead of preventing the consumption and

outlets of alcohol. Oh Allah, make the truth apparent for us and save us

from falsehood. Ameen!


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� ن ن ن ن ع� ع� ع� ع� م م م م ك� ك� ك� ك� د� د� د� د� ص� ص� ص� ص� /� /� /� /� و� و� و� و� (7 � ذ � ذ � ذ الص� الص� الص� الص� ن� ن� ن� ن� ع� ع� ع� ع� و� و� و� و� االله� االله� االله� االله� �n �n �n �n ذ ل ل ل � ل � وة � وة � وة وة

Satan desires to hinder you from the remembrance of Allah and Salaah

(Prayer) through alcohol.

O Muslims! Ponder over the message the Qur’an is conveying. Do

you prefer that you are made negligent from remembrance of the

True Cherisher and Salaah (Prayer)? No Muslim would ever be

able to prefer this. Then why are we embracing the consumption of

alcohol and not restricting the promotion of alcohol outlets? The

reason for this is that we do not have enough of a connection with

the remembrance of Allah and prayer as we should. Otherwise, why

would we not abandon those things that hinder us from His

remembrance and Salaah?

ن� ن� ن� ن� و و و و ه� ه� ه� ه� ت� ت� ت� ت� ن ن ن ن م م م م ppppا� ا� ا� ا� ل ل ل ل ه� ه� ه� ه� ف� ف� ف� ف� (8

Would you, then abstain? The Qur’an is making us feel extremely

repugnant to alcohol from this topic. This topic is employed by an

affectionate teacher or a father at the time when he has whole-heartedly

warned about the harms of a certain foul habit. He then says, “After you

have realized so many harms, would you then abstain?” Similarly, when

Allah Ta`ala made His bondsmen aware about the numerous harms of

alcohol such as:

a.) It is such a foul object that it is mentioned with gambling, idols

and arrows of divination and holds the first rank amongst them.

b.) It is a defiled act.

c.) Its Consumption is a satanic act.

d.) It has been ordered to refrain from its consumption.

e.) You would not be able to attain success through its

consumption.

f.) Through it, Satan plans to instil enmity amongst you.


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g.) Satan wishes to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah

Ta`ala and Salaah (Prayers).

After making us aware of so many evils and harms of alcohols, Allah

commands: ھل انتم منتھون ف “Would you, then abstain?"

Every Muslim could now ponder on the above-mentioned verses and

see whether they prove alcohol as Halaal (lawful) or Haraam

(prohibited)? Is one ever guided to avoid and abstain from the lawful

and permitted things? Is the Qur’an, Allah forbid, a discourse of

someone insane?

�� One should weep over this type of intellect and wisdom

In a narration of Tirmidhi, it has been mentioned when the honoured

Companions (May Allah be Pleased with them all) heard, ,would you then abstain?” They immediately remarked“ فھل انتم منتھون

ان ي ھ ت ن ا “we have abstained”. It is mentioned in another narration of

Bukhari that at that time (when this verse was revealed) the

Companions threw away all their remaining alcohol. The Prophet

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) even forbade them to drink juice in the

utensils in which alcohol used to be consumed to develop in their hearts

extreme hatred for alcohol. Few ignorant people claimed that in the Noble Qur’an, the word

Haraam (Prohibited) is not present regarding alcohol whereas the

Qur’an proves about alcohol that:

1) It is impure.

2) It is a satanic act.

3) It is Ithm e Kabir (A grave sin).

4) Mentioned along with idolatry.

.The imperative command, an order to refrain from alcohol فاجتنبوه (5


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Now the search for the word Haraam (prohibited) is purely satanic

crookedness and deceit of the lower self. For a person with a sound

intellect and a right mind, these topics of restriction and prohibition are

sufficient.

One day, I was reciting the Qur’an when I was inspired about the proof

of the prohibition of alcohol. I informed some of my acquaintances who

happen to be scholars about this topic and they were very pleased. The

argument was that Allah Ta’ala commands in Surah A`raaf:

� ل ل ل ل ق� ق� ق� ق� � ا � ا � ا � ا � ن � ن � ن � م� م� م� م� ن �q ا � �q ا � �q ا � �q ر� ر� ر� ر� م� م� م� م� ا � r � r � r � r �� و� و� و� و� ف� ف� ف� ف� ال ال ال ال � � اح � اح � اح الا� الا� الا� الا� و� و� و� و� ن� ن� ن� ن� ط� ط� ط� ط� ا ب� ا ب� ا ب� ا ب� م� م� م� م� ا و� ا و� ا و� ا و� ه� ه� ه� ه� ن ن ن ن م� م� م� م� ر� ر� ر� ر� ه� ه� ه� ه� ا ظ� ا ظ� ا ظ� ا ظ� م� م� م� م� ش� ش� ش� ش� اح ث ث ث غ� غ� غ� غ� � � � � �� u u u u ب� ب� ب� ب� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� م� م� م� م� ث ? ? ? ? � @ � @ � @ � قR قR قR قR ح� ح� ح� ح� ال ال ال ال @

Translation: Say, My Lord has prohibited only the shameful acts,

whether open or secret, and (every) sinful act, and unjust aggression.

(Aa’raf 7:33)

It should be understood with attention that this is the first case, on the

basis of the art of logic it is the minor term of a syllogism.

Now the next case which is proved by the second verse, فيھما إثم کبير is

the second case and logically the major proposition of a syllogism.

Combining both of them, we get the result that with respect to the first

case that alcohol is filed under م ربی .(My Lord had prohibited) حر

Understand the discussion above in an easier language that in one verse

� ل ل ل ل ق� ق� ق� ق� � ا � ا � ا � ا � ن � ن � ن � م� م� م� م� ن �q ا � �q ا � �q ا � �q ر� ر� ر� ر� م� م� م� م� ا � r � r � r � r �� و� و� و� و� ف� ف� ف� ف� ال ال ال ال � � اح � اح � اح الا� الا� الا� الا� و� و� و� و� ن� ن� ن� ن� ط� ط� ط� ط� ا ب� ا ب� ا ب� ا ب� م� م� م� م� ا و� ا و� ا و� ا و� ه� ه� ه� ه� ن ن ن ن م� م� م� م� ر� ر� ر� ر� ه� ه� ه� ه� ا ظ� ا ظ� ا ظ� ا ظ� م� م� م� م� ش� ش� ش� ش� اح ث ث ث غ� غ� غ� غ� � � � � �� u u u u ب� ب� ب� ب� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� م� م� م� م� ث ? ? ? ? � @ � @ � @ � قR قR قR قR ح� ح� ح� ح� ال ال ال ال @ ,

Allah declares ثم م ربی as prohibited under وا# and then in another حر

verse proves that in the consumption of alcohol there is إثم کبير (a great

sin) as in ثم کبير ا إ فيھم . Thus when Allah asserts that sins are prohibited

then whichever object in which the presence of إثم کبير (a great sin), is

stated then its prohibition can also clearly be proven to be a severe

prohibition. This is such a plain argument that there is not a single

ambiguity left in it. Moreover, regarding alcohol the emphasis of

nunnation in إثم کبير (great sin) is the proof that the consumption of

alcohol is a much severe sin than all the other great sins.


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After substantiating the prohibition of alcohol (through the verses of

Holy Qur’an), to make a different interpretation of the obvious meaning

and to represent it falsely to please the inner self is a dangerous sin.

This act of impudence and disobedience is so extreme that it is feared

that it would be the cause of disbelief because it is established in

Islamic Creed that rejecting the final orders is disbelief. Such

meaningless type of interpretations employed here to make alcohol

lawful is the same as rejecting the final orders from Allah Ta’ala.

Therefore, consuming, making, aiding in the production, buying or

selling alcohol is Haraam (Prohibited). May Allah keep all of us

Muslims in His Protection and make the truth apparent for us. Ameen.

O Muslims! Today those people who are striving to make alcohol

Halaal (lawful) should consider that the blessed Prophet of Allah

(Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) prophesized about this occurrence

fourteen hundred years ago:

� و و و و ك� ك� ك� ك� ي� ي� ي� ي� ل� ل� ل� ل� � ن � ن � ن � م� م� م� م� ا� ا� ا� ا� ن ن ن ن م� م� م� م� ن� ن� ن� ن� ن v � v � v � v w w w w � � أ � أ � أ � ال ال ال ال ن� ن� ن� ن� و و و و ل ل ل ل ح� ح� ح� ح� ت� ت� ت� ت� س س س س /� /� /� /� ام ام ام ام و� و� و� و� ق ق ق ق أ �x � �x � �x � �x ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� � �x � �x � �x � �x ف� ف� ف� ف� از� از� از� از� ع� ع� ع� ع� م� م� م� م� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ر� ر� ر� ر� م م م م خ� خ� خ� خ� ال ال ال ال و� و� و� و� ر� ر� ر� ر� ي ي ي ي Translation: “Indeed, there will be in my Ummah such people who will

regard as permissible for themselves fornication, silk, wine and musical

instruments.” [Bukhari]

Therefore, it is an occasion to be fearful.

Maulana Rumi (Rahmatullah Alaihi) says:

� � � � �� !�"�!�"�!�"�!�" #### ��$��$��$��$ %%%% ��&&&&

�'�'�'�' ��(��(��(��( �)*�)*�)*�)* �+�+�+�+ &&&& When He gives intoxication from the wine of His wrath,

Then the inexistent appear to become existent

May Allah Ta’ala protect our intelligence from the wrath in the

intoxication of alcohol and grant us perfect understanding. Ameen.

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