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Muslim jurists (fuqahā) have provided descriptive accounts on the foundations of the Islamic antidrug abuse teachings, categories of mind-altering substances, and preventive laws.
Types of Abuse Drugs and Their Impact on Human Biological and Behavioral Systems Medical dictionaries,10 categorically, agree to the definition of “drug-abuse” as a habit of consuming stimulant or narcotic substances, which produce a state of arousal, contentment, or euphoria.
Foundations of Islamic Antidrug Abuse Education Through its dietary laws and intellectual teachings, the Qur’ān has pro- vided a protective and curative system, which aims to prevent individu- als from being inclined toward mind-altering substances.
Though the Qur’ān did not employ the term drug abuse, nevertheless, the Qur’ānic understanding of drug abuse and other types of mind intoxication is to be found in the Qur’ānic words of khamr (alcohol),17 rijs (abomination), khubth (contamination), and isrāf (abuse) ‒ in relation to the preservation of human dignity and health.
Furthermore, with regards to the Prophetic guidance, the words muskir (intoxicant) and muftir (languisher) are employed to express the state ofIdid and Hashi: Foundations of Islamic Antidrug Abuse Education 7 alcoholism and intoxication.
8 The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences 29:2 Similarly, theft, adultery, and the drinking of alcohol or drug abuse are prohibited and remain punishable offenses because they pose “a threat to the immunity of private property, the well-being of the family and the integrity of the human intellect, respectively.