When did wine - a sacrament in the OT and the wedding-beverage-of-choice in the NT become forbidden to Muslims?
2007-08-06 10:45:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The OT injunction is against drunkenness - not consumption.
2007-08-06 10:57:58 · update #1
This is because Jews believe in the Old Testament, Christians hold the Old Testament and New Testament as the Word of God.
Muslims believe in the Qur'an as the religious text, not the Testaments.
libyan_amoona, the Bible (and the verses you've selected) tells us we should not get drunk or become alcoholics, it does not say drinking alcohol is a sin. Jesus drank wine but He did not get drunk.
2007-08-06 10:51:24 · answer #1 · answered by bleu 4 · 7⤊ 3⤋
Since when can Christians drink wine?
2007-08-06 17:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first Muhammad forbid drunkardness, then he forbid drinking between prayers, then he suggested Muslims not drink at all, then he banned it. The Qur'an says there is benifits in drinking but there is more trouble with alcohol, so banned.
Muslims believe the Tanakh(old testement) was corrupted and changed. Whats funny is many verses from the qur'an and many hadith are word for word directly from the Talmud.
2007-08-06 18:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by ST 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Alcohol is prohibited; Islam is right. Just look around for the destruction of Alcohol - broken families and lives.
2007-08-06 18:10:00 · answer #4 · answered by NOW HURRICANE 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The man Muhammad did not agree with the word of God and spoke with a spirit that also disagreed with the word of God.
This spirit gives Muhammad a new word of God saying that it is the same God that was worshiped before Muhammad but disagreeing with this God his word and the prophets of God.
First problem it is impossible to be a prophet of God and disagree with the prophets and word of God according to the God that is before Muhammad therefore his God can not be the God that he claims to be.
2007-08-06 17:59:51 · answer #5 · answered by djmantx 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
In the last Abrahamic revelation sent to mankind through the descendant of the First son of Abraham.
The covenant through Abraham has been completed.
.
2007-08-06 17:48:18 · answer #6 · answered by kloneme 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I don't know but I'm glad of it!!! Could you imagine a crew of those whackos juiced up? They'd be talking in tongues and waving scimitars. WOOO HOO! Looking like a band of christians at a tent revival would be hilarious if at a distance...I wouldn't want to get too close.
2007-08-06 17:48:00 · answer #7 · answered by Don W 6 · 3⤊ 5⤋
Intoxicants were forbidden in the Qur'an through several separate verses revealed at different times over a period of years. At first, it was forbidden for Muslims to attend to prayers while intoxicated (4:43). Then a later verse was revealed which said that alcohol contains some good and some evil, but the evil is greater than the good (2:219). This was the next step in turning people away from consumption of it. Finally, "intoxicants and games of chance" were called "abominations of Satan's handiwork," intended to turn people away from God and forget about prayer, and Muslims were ordered to abstain (5:90-91). (Note - the Qur'an is not arranged chronologically, so later verses of the book were not necessarily revealed after earlier verses.)
In the first verse cited above, the word for "intoxicated" is sukara which is derived from the word "sugar" and means drunk or intoxicated.
That verse doesn't mention the drink which makes one so. In the next verses cited, the word which is often translated as "wine" or "intoxicants" is al-khamr, which is related to the verb "to ferment." This word could be used to describe other intoxicants such as beer, although wine is the most common understanding of the word.
Muslims interpret these verses in total to forbid any intoxicating substance -- whether it be wine, beer, gin, whiskey, or whatever. The result is the same, and the Qur'an outlines that it is the intoxication, which makes one forgetful of God and prayer, which is harmful. Over the years, the list of intoxicating substances has come to include more modern street drugs and the like.
The Prophet Muhammad also instructed his followers, at the time, to avoid any intoxicating substances -- (paraphrased) "if it intoxicates in a large amount, it is forbidden even in a small amount." For this reason, most observant Muslims avoid alcohol in any form, even small amounts that are sometimes used in cooking.
2007-08-06 17:49:47 · answer #8 · answered by lancaster17602 4 · 2⤊ 11⤋
Man made rules and regulations
2007-08-06 17:52:20 · answer #9 · answered by Kaliko 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's all alcohol...my friends aunt and uncle are muslim but her aunt is one of the biggest drunks I've met...
2007-08-06 17:48:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋