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butterdrinker t1_j1q1hsz wrote

Which branch of Islam allows drinking alcohol?

In Turkey most of the population are Sunni, which definitely prohibits alcohol (even indirect contact with alcohol, like people drinking it)

In fact most of the muslims in the world are Sunni

Only because people drink alcohol in Turkey doesn't mean that all Sunni in the world do it

Turkey is one of the rare Muslim countries in the world that went through a process of secularization where people are free to follow whatever religion they want and there are no laws prohibiting the selling of alcohol

For example during the Ottoman Empire there was a tax on alcohol introduced when many non-muslim people became Ottoman citizens - that tax was called 'tax on prohibited goods'

So people in Turkey are simply not following at 100% their religion and there is nothing wrong in that

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nanoDeep t1_j1q25h0 wrote

The Qur'an is very specific in what is forbidden. Please tell me the verse that explicitly forbids alcohol. It is a very presumptuous person that claims to speak for Allah

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ItzFlixi t1_j1qjitt wrote

"O believers! Intoxicants, gambling, idols, and drawing lots for decisions are all evil of Satan’s handiwork. So shun them so you may be successful."

5:90

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