aWHY FORBIDDEN IN ISLAM

BY SYED ZULFEQUAR AHMADMBBS

You will conceive and bear a son…now then be careful to take no wine or strong drink and to eat nothing unclean.Bible - Judges 13:3-4

"O you who believe, intoxicants, and gambling, and altars, and arrows of chance are tools of affliction used by the devil. You shall avoid him so that you may be successful." (5:90)

  "They ask you about intoxicants and gambling.

Say: “In them is great harm, and a benefit for the people; but their harm is greater than their benefit.” And they ask you how much are they to give, Say: “The excess.” It is thus that God clarifies for you the revelations that you may think." (2:219)

WHAT THE HOLY QURAN SAYS ABOUT ALCOHOLISM

A BENEFIT FOR PEOPLE AS DESCRIBE IN QURAN

REGULAR INTAKE OF SMALL TO MODERATE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL INCREASE HDL (GOOD CHOLESTROL) AND DECREASE LDL(BAD CHOLESTROL).

HENCE DRINKING MODERATE DECREASES THE RISK OF -HEART ATTACK -SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH -STROKE -PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES -GALL STONES

Alcohol decreases blood glucose level so prevent diabetes mellitus in low to moderate drinkers.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF ALCOHOL

NOW LET AS SEE WHAT ARE

THE GREAT HARM IN ALCOHOL ALLAH SAYING IN HOLY QURAN

AND HOW THEIR HARM GREATER THAN THEIR THEIR BENEFITS

Imam Sadiq (MGB)  expressed the reason why we are forbidden to drink wine or alcoholic drinks

“An alcoholic is like an idol-worshipper. He will suffer from shivering. His manliness will disappear. He will dare to violate the forbidden. He will commit fornication and bloodshed. Moreover, even his closest relatives are not secure from being molested by him when he is drunk

Blood Alcohol Content of 0.1 – 0.24

Blood Alcohol Content of 0.24.

Blood Alcohol Content of 0.48

Blood Alcohol Content of 0.8

Blood Alcohol Content of 1.5.

Blood Alcohol Content of 2.0

feeling happy and loss of shyness Some minor loss of reasoning and memory. Less careful

- Slight loss of balance, speech, vision, reaction time and hearing. Judgment and self-control are reduced, and caution, reason and memory impaired

Anxious, restlessness, nausea (feeling sick). ‘ looks drunk, cannot control

movements and has a general lack of physical control. ‘blurred vision

is now close to losing consciousness. Needs assistance in walking and has total mental

confusion.

Now comatose may die due to respiratory arrest.

BODY ALCOHOL CONTENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON BEHEVIOUR

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MOTHER DRINKS ALCOHOL DURING PREGNANCY

Characteristics Growth deficiency

Learning dysfunction Nervous systems disabilities

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON ORGAN SYSTEMS

VITAMIN DEFICIENCY –VITAMIN A -PYRIDOXINE -FOLATE -THIAMINE

ALCOHOLIC MALNUTRITION

IT LEADS TO BERI-BERI

1) FOOTDROP 2)DILATATION OF HEART

3)WERNICKE-KARAKOFF SYNDROME-BLURRING VISION - CONFUSION - MEMORY LOSS

ALCOHOLIC THIAMINE DEFICIENCY

Gastrointestinal system • Inflammation of esophagus and stomach causing stomach upset and stomach bleeding. • bleeding lesions of stomach lining

• Increased acid secretion

• Shortening and lesions of intestinal villi

sliver FATTY LIVER

ALCOHLIC HEPATITIS

LIVER CIRROHIS

LIVER CANCER

Peripheral nerve damage-in chronic cases tingling ,numbness sensation.

Brain damage-progressive unsteady walking

Thought problems-lasting for weeks or month after alcoholic binge.

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Sadness

Anxeity

illusion

Hallucination

Mental problems

MOUTH CANCER

PHARYNGEAL CANCER

ALCOHOL INCREASES RISKS OF CANCER

ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

LIVER CANCER

ALCOHOL INCREASES RISKS OF CANCER COTD…

LARYNGEAL CANCER

INTESTINAL CANCER

BREAST CANCER

ALCOHOL INCREASES RISKS OF CANCER

The Adolescent Brain is StillDeveloping

During adolescence, the brain isundergoing dramatic transformations

In some brain regions, over 50%ofneuronal connections are lost

Some new connections are formedNet effect is pruning (a loss of neurons)

These brain changes arerelevant to adolescentbehavior

Prefrontal cortex (PFC) ispruned; not fullydeveloped until mid-20’s

Amygdala (and n.a.) showless pruning and tend

Adolescent Brain Changes

amygdala

prefrontalcortex

JUDGEMENT

REWARD SYSTEM

PFC

amygdala

– is now comatose (unconscious) and may die due to respiratory arrest. This imbalance leads to…

planned thinking impulsiveness self-control risk-taking

I like to use

drugs.

In the presense of stresssd drunk

PFC

AMYGDALA

I hate school ;I am going to skip class and get

drunk…

From “Oops” to Dependence

First use to “FEEL GOOD”Some continue tocompulsively use becauseof the reinforcing effects(e.g., to “FEEL NORMAL”)Changes occur in the“reward system” thatpromote continued use

“Oops Phenomenon”

Reward System

The reward system isresponsible for seekingnatural rewards thathave survival valueseeking food, water,sex, and nurturing

Dopamine is thissystem’s primaryneurotransmitter

Drugs Hijack the Brain’sReward Circuitry

Immediate effect of drug use is an increasein dopamine

Continued use of drugs reduces the brain’sdopamine production.

Because dopamine is part of the rewardsystem, the brain is “fooled” that the drughas survival value for the organism.

The reward system responds with “drugseeking behaviors” Craving occurs and, eventually, dependence.

(a) Hearing voices? These are called auditory hallucinations.

It starts with buzzing in the ears and becomes voices saying unpleasant things . (b) Seeing crawling bugs? Delirium tremens: 2-5

days after alcohol withdrawal trembling starts, with nightmares usually of animals

e.g. crawling insects. It only lasts a few days but because the experience is terrifying

one could die by injuring themselves when they are confused.

WITHDRAWAL OF ALCOHOL AFTER PROLONG ALCOHOL ABUSE

ALCOHOLIC SEIZURES (RUM FITS)-

generalized fits usually 10-12 hours after heavy drinking.

Multiple fits (2-6 one time)are more common than single seizure.

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWL SYNDROME CONTD….