Alcohol in Islam - Law and its danger
Alcohol in Islam - Law and its danger Alcohol Law When in the past, there was no known name for alcohol, but for something intoxicating called khamar. Khamar is the result of the feeling of grapes or the like to be processed into intoxicating liquor. Khamar is something intoxicating, makes someone lose, and comes out of consciousness. Everything intoxicating is prohibited by Allah SWT, as His word means; "They ask you about khamar and gambling. Say to both that there is a great sin and some benefits for humans. But the sin is greater than its benefits. "(Q. S. Al-Baqarah: 219). Alcohol is a general term used to refer to an organic compound that has a hydroxyl (-OH) group attached to a carbon atom which itself is also bound to another hydrogen (H) or carbon (C) atom. Alcohol consists of many groups, the most simple and often used is methanol and ethanol. The Prophet Muhammad said, which means: "Alcohol is the mother of all evil and this is the most shameful c...