According to Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj, drinking alcohol and eating meat are not commands from Allah. He states that even in the Holy Quran Sharif, there are clear instructions against alcohol and meat consumption. According to his discourses, Allah Ta’ala commands a pure and pious life, which rejects violence, intoxication, and impure food.
According to the Holy Quran Sharif – Key verses about Alcohol and Meat:
1. About Alcohol:
- Surah Al-Baqarah 2:219
“They ask you about wine and gambling. Say, ‘In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.’” This means that although there may be some benefit in alcohol, the sin outweighs the benefit. - Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:90
“O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone altars [to other than Allah], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of Satan, so avoid it that you may be successful.” According to Sant Rampal Ji, alcohol is called “Satan’s handiwork” in the Quran, so it cannot be considered a command from Allah.
2. About Meat (Non-vegetarianism):
Sant Rampal Ji says:
- Allah never ordered the killing of animals or the consumption of meat.
- In Surah Al-Hajj 22:37, it is written: “It is neither their meat nor their blood that reaches Allah, but what reaches Him is your piety (devotion).” This means that sacrificing animals and eating meat does not please Allah. What matters to Him is your devotion and purity of heart.
According to Sant Rampal Ji Maharaj:
- Allah and God are one and the same – the Supreme Being (Satpurush).
- His true message has always been one of non-violence, purity, love, and true devotion.
- The Vedas, Quran, Bible, and Guru Granth Sahib – all holy scriptures promote a pure and non-violent way of life.
Question: – In Muslim religion, it is forbidden to even go near alcohol. What is the secret behind
this? The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Zulfikar Bhutto, was hanged just for this reason that he had
consumed alcohol.
Answer: – Khyber was the place of residence of demons during the time of Muhammad Sahib.
Muhammad Sahib said to Ali, “Jibraeel had brought Isme-Azam to me. Learn that from me; bring
money from the treasury there. If someone confronts you, fight with him, do not be afraid. Because
whoever has Isme-Azam always wins.” Ali went there after learning Isme-Azam, but he did not
get victory because a Mahatma lived in that fort who was protecting the people living there. By
the grace of that Mahatma, no one could capture the fort. When Hazrat Ali could not conquer the
fort, Muhammad Sahib preached to him in a dream, “O Ali! A fakir (ascetic) lives in this city. Take
him near a tavern (wineshop) by any means necessary. When the smell of alcohol will enter his
nostrils, his greatness will wane.” Ali did the same upon waking up. As soon as the smell of alcohol
reached that fakir’s nose, his greatness dwindled. The entire fruit of his penance and worship got
destroyed. Ali again invaded the fort, conquered it and killed that fakir too. (Merely by the smell
of alcohol, the effect of his years of penance and worship waned. What will be the fate of those who
consume alcohol daily?)
Another Evidence: – Plight of the angels Harut and Marut due to alcohol – In Tafseer Azizi
(interpretation of Quran), Abin Harira and Ibne Hatim Hakim, Ibne Abbas and Ibne Abdullah
and Ibne Umar etc said that at the time of Prophet Adris, the angels, who ascended to the sky,
started disdaining the human beings on observing their sinful deeds. God said that human beings
are full of lust and anger. That is why, their mind gets inclined towards sin. So much so that if
you are sent to Earth, even you will not be able to escape from committing sin. The angels did not
believe the word of God and said, “We will not commit any kind of sin after going to the earth.”
God said, “Send those two angels from among yourselves in whom you have faith that they will
not get corrupted.” The angels presented angels Harut and Marut, who were the most prestigious
in austerity and worship among them, before God. God sent them to the Earth saying that go and
preach to men; be careful not to commit any sin. They both came to Earth and started preaching
to the people. After a few days, both became enamoured of an extremely beautiful woman named
Punshchali Juhra. They expressed their sexual desire to her. She said that if you want me, then
accept any one of my four conditions. Then your wish will be fulfilled.
Those four things are as follows: – First, kill my husband, second, prostrate yourself before
my idol, third, drink alcohol, fourth, tell me Isme-Azam. They considered everything great sin,
but they drank alcohol considering it to be easy. When they got drunk, they prostrated themselves
before her idol, assassinated her husband as well as taught Isme-Azam to Juhra. Juhra ascended
to the sky by the power of Isme-Azam, but God got Harut and Marut’s feet chained and hung
them in the well of Babeel.
