How was alcohol forbidden in Islam?
Alcohol was prohibited by the that of the Quran, the , and scholarly consensus. Its prohibition was gradual. The verse in Al-Baqarah (2:219) began by instilling aversion to it. Then, the verse in Surah An-Nisa (4:43) forbade prayer while intoxicated. Finally, the verse in Surah Al-Ma'idah (5:90) explicitly prohibited it, associating it with idols and divining arrows, describing it as an abomination and a work of Satan, commanding its avoidance, and linking this to success.
The Sunnah affirmed its prohibition, stating that every intoxicant is (alcohol) and forbidden, and that a drinker of alcohol is not a believer at the time of drinking it. The drinker of alcohol and everyone involved with it are cursed.
Alcohol is harmful to the individual, society, and the family.
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