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HOW DO THE UNWISE INTERPRET THE QUR'AN?

occurs when one is prejudiced, deliberately perverse, unable to
reason, and has not grasped the Qur'an as a whole. Now, let us
examine why such a thoughtless claim is illogical and baseless from
several angles:
First of all, we are able to see that there is a difference between
the drink served in Heaven and the one of this world from the
following verse:

With goblets, (shining) beakers, and cups (filled) out of
clear-flowing fountains: No after-ache will they receive
therefrom, nor will they suffer intoxication. (Surat al-
Waqi'ah: 18-19)
As can be seen, the drinks served in Heaven do not have any of
the negative effects and attributes that alcoholic drinks in this world
do. As mentioned in the verse, they do not cause headaches or
confuse the mind. This means that even though they give pleasure,
they do not in any way cause drunkenness or illness. So there is not
the least inconsistency in such a drink being offered in Heaven.
Alcoholic drinks in this world, on the other hand, have always
been portrayed in the Qur'an together with their many damaging and
harmful attributes. Some of the verses that describe the destructive
and negative nature of alcoholic drinks in this world are:

You who have faith! Wine and gambling, stone altars
and divining arrows are filth from the handiwork of
Satan. Avoid them completely so that hopefully you
will be successful. Satan wants to stir up enmity and
hatred between you by means of wine and gambling,
and to debar you from remembrance of God and from
prayer. Will you not then give them up? (Surat al-
Ma'idah: 90-91)
They will ask you about wine and gambling. Say,

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