# What is Islam's attitude towards alcohol?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 25, 2005, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-islams-attitude-towards-alcohol/314026 "2005-07-25T08:34:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-islams-attitude-towards-alcohol/314026/21 "2005-07-28T12:43:41Z")

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> [@Johanna](#):
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> I don’t think their motive was to get more drunk. It was to get more knowledge.

(Hic!) What a wonderful excuse! (Hic!)

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