Intoxicant: a substance such as drinking alcohol that produces a false feeling of pleasure and a lack of control. There may possibly be some benefit in it, but the “evil” (bad things) are far greater than the benefit, especially if we look at it from a social as well as an individual point of view. Wine: Khamr is literally understood to mean the fermented juice of the grape: applied by analogy to all fermented liquor, and by further analogy to any intoxicating liquor or drug. It needs to be understood wine and any other intoxicants that produce similar conditions are considered prohibited.

In this verse, “U Bayanu Allah” means this is the speech of Allah, clear unto His messages to the people. Committing a great sin is an offense against God or moral law. The point is that Muslims can not disobey and disregard His orders. Those who surrender to Allah (swt) are believers and they have to obey the commands of Allah (swt). Then Allah (swt) declares that this is His law to be obeyed.

In the above Ayah, Allah (swt) says that Khamr (wine/alcohol/intoxicants) Maisir (games of chance) are great ( Kabira) sins ( Ismum). ” Thus Allah makes clear to you His laws in order that you may give thought.” “They ask you (O Muhammad) concerning alcoholic drink and gambling Say “In them is a great sin and (some) benefits for men, but the sin of them is greater than their benefits.”

There are four places in the “Quran” where this prohibition of alcohol, intoxicants, and gambling are mentioned in different contexts and different ways.

If we study the explanations of all four verses related to alcohol, intoxicants, and games of chance then it will be clear that alcohol, intoxicants, and gambling are great sins that are prohibited ( Haraam) in Islam: Explanation This article reflects on the prohibition of alcohol, intoxicants, and gambling for the people as established by the directives of Allah (swt) in Al-Quran.

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