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A moderate amount of alcohol also lowers the blood pressure and "inhibits the formation of blood clots." Also, red wine in particular helps the heart (more than any other type of alcoholic drink), according to the research in the Mayo Clinic. This is interesting because at the time that Allah gave these instructions to Muhammad (through angels), red wine was about the only type of fermented beverage other than beer.
Red wine, according to a Danish study from the year 2000 (the "Copenhagen City Heart Study") that is quoted by the Mayo Clinic, contains "Flavonoids." The flavonoids are actually antioxidants and in red wine the antioxidants are at a higher level than those found in oranges, apples, tea and onions. Also red wine has "nonflavonoids" which are also antioxidants, but in the case of nonflavonoids they "appear to prevent arteries from becoming clogged with fatty blockages." Also, one of the nonflavonoid that is most helpful to the heart is resveratrol, which helps prevent damage to blood vessels and also prevents blood clots. Did Allah know that? We will never know. But nevertheless, it turns out to be good advice that He gave to Muhammad.
On the other hand, on page 65 (4:43), Allah's advice is to avoid saying prayers when a person is "drunk." Wait until you are sober, and at that time you will be more able to "grasp the meaning of your words," is the recommendation. On page 191 (16:67), Allah has given another brief bit of information about alcohol through Muhammad; on this page there is a list of the things that have been bestowed upon humans, including "fruits of the...vine, from which you derive intoxicants." Surely, the message continues, there...
Although as was pointed out earlier in the paper, it seems that the Jews and the Christians owe the Muslims something for the apparent protection that Islam gave them from the Pharaohs.
The Koran is very easy to read, and when one reads through the entire book, it does have many passages that sound like the Old Testament (the Jewish Torah) but fewer that sound like the New Testament. But since the Christians believe in the Old Testament, along with the Jewish people, there is a similarity and a link between the two religions that ironically comes from Islam.
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Dawood, N.J. (1999). The Koran. New York: Penguin Books.
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Angeles Times, A3.
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Mayo Clinic. (2005). Red wind and Resveratrol: Good for your heart? Retrieved March 6, 2008 at http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/red-wine/HB00089/MFTHOD=print.
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