Egyptian born Yusuf Qaradawi (sp?) announced a fatwa allowing for the consumption of alcohol as long as it does not exceed 0.5%. An typical beer has 5% alcohol by volume - meaning that you would have to drink 9ish glasses of water after a beer and you would be ok. Or conservatively speaking, a tiny amount would not be "haram".
Qaradawi is usually considered a moderate cleric and has spoken against violence against civilians after 9/11. He also said that Music and Arts are a good thing. But the super-conservative types fight everything he has to say. There is a lengthy page about how he is "misguided" and where all of his points are rebutted: http://www.islamicweb.com/beliefs/misguided/qaradawi.htm.
Anyhow, Qaradawi lives in Qatar. I'm curious to see if there will be a backlash against this fatwa.
Saturday, April 12. 2008
Alcohol Fatwa
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