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<option weight="1">{{Pictorial-Islam|1=Moderate Alcohol Consumption and its Health Benefits|2=[[File:Wine-poured-into-glass.jpg|300px|link=Moderate Alcohol Consumption and its Health Benefits]]|3=Alcohol and other intoxicants are strictly prohibited in Islam. This aspect of Islam may seem rational, considering the abuse of alcohol can lead to social and health-related problems. However, when used in moderation, research suggests that there are numerous benefits in the consumption of alcohol, and an all-knowing deity would have been aware of this. The Jews and Christians are allowed to consume alcohol. The pagan Arabs before and shortly after their conversion to Islam also consumed alcohol. So why did Allah prohibit something that may be beneficial and which was an accepted norm among the religions before Islam? Furthermore, if the potential health risk of alcohol was the cause of the prohibition, why not also warn against the dangers of drinking milk? ([[Moderate Alcohol Consumption and its Health Benefits|''read more'']])}}</option>





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Accidents and Natural Disasters in the Muslim World‎

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Many Muslims often gloat and celebrate when an accident or natural disaster befalls the Western and/or non-Muslim world, believing that it is the actions of a vengeful Allah. As Allah's people, Muslims believe they will always be protected by Allah against such calamities. The Qur'an even states that earthquakes are for non-Muslims and occur as the wrath of an angry God. However accidents and natural disasters happen very often in Muslim countries and Allah seems to turn a blind eye when disaster strikes, even when they occur during the Hajj in Mecca, where Islam's holiest site, the Ka'aba, is located. (read more)