Q&A:

Why Was Alcohol Forbidden Gradually?

Answer by Dr. Shabir Ally

The prohibition of alcohol in Islam went through four phases over a period of around fifteen years.

It did not happen all at once.

The question some people ask is why was it gradually prohibited in the Qur’an?

Dr. Shabir Ally, President of the Islamic Information Center in Toronto, Canada, answers this question and shares his thought on the matter.