Forgotten Islamic values in the drink-driving debate

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The pursuit of knowledge is central to Islam. It has been an important feature of early Muslim societies. As we battle Covid-19 and the social, political and economic destruction it leaves behind, one thing remains obvious, that Malaysians are not an informed society. Surah Al-Alaq (96), containing the first verse revealed to the Prophet, begins with the word “read”. The Quran, in Surah al-Mujadilah, states: “Allah will raise in rank those of you who believe, as well as those who are given knowledge” (Quran, 58:12). The impetus to cultivate knowledge in Islam is manifest in our daily prayers, when we turn to the qiblah. From the very beginning of Islam, it was an obligation for Muslims to be knowledgeable of the direction of Mecca. It meant Muslims had to seriously study the interaction of religion and science. As a result, the Muslims of Spain, Egypt and China advanced the scienti…