The Quranic Method of Curing Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

Imran Najor Hossain's 'The Quranic Method of Curing Alcoholism and Drug Addiction' explores a unique aspect of Islamic history. Among all religious communities, only the followers of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W were prohibited from consuming intoxicating beverages. The book suggests this prohibition relates to the role alcohol would play in Ākhir al-Zamān as a weapon of Dajjāl, with duty-free alcohol shops at airports symbolizing this universal plague.

This community was reserved to serve as both a role model for addicts and a religious clinic offering free cure. The book explains the Quranic method of curing addiction through a stage-by-stage process. It argues that in curing addicts, the truth of Islam would display credentials that would dazzle mankind. Those blessed to enter Jannah are promised rivers of delicious non-intoxicating wine, contrasting earthly intoxicants with heavenly rewards.