> I infer that gambling as source of bahá?ís funds is forbidden
> (also gambling as an occupation is inadvisable), but I don?t think
> it is completely forbidden for recreation purposes. "As far as
> individuals are concerned, we have carefully studied the Writings
> of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi on this point and it is
> apparent that such subsidiary matters are not recorded in the Holy
> Texts. The Universal House of Justice is not prepared to decide at
> this time whether the purchase of lottery tickets should be
> permitted or prohibited." UHJ
Dear Hasan,
The exception being made here is not gambling for recreational
purposes it is gambling for *charitiable* purposes. The House is
saying while this shouldn't be done to raise Baha'i funds they are not
prepared to prohibit Baha'is from participating in any such charitable
fundraising at this time. So you can buy a raffle ticket to raise
money for an orphanage, but you can't go to a gambling casino or play
poker for money with your friends.
warmest, Susan
>
>
> Monder M Zbaeda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
> Moreover, if alcohol is so bad for humans, I don't get why
> recent past Prophets as the Báb or Muhammad did not forbid it.
> Because many wines are the same as past wines, so, conditions
> didn't change on this case.
>
> I think you'll find they did my friend..
>
> The Holy Quran, 2.219: They ask thee concerning wine and
> gambling. Say: "In them is great sin, and some profit, for men;
> but the sin is greater than the profit." They ask thee how much
> they are to spend; Say: "What is beyond your needs." Thus doth
> Allah Make clear to you His Signs: In order that ye may consider.
>
> The Holy Quran, 5.90: O ye who believe! Intoxicants and
> gambling, (dedication of) stones, and (divination by) arrows, are
> an abomination,- of Satan's handwork: eschew such (abomination),
> that ye may prosper. The Holy Quran, 5.91: Satan's plan is
> (but) to excite enmity and hatred between you, with intoxicants
> and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of Allah, and
> from prayer: will ye not then abstain?
>
> Allahu Abha,
> Monder
>
>
> Hasan Elias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think is a malpractice for bahá'ís to eat a rum pudding
> (if he knows what is a rum pudding), but I don't see the problem
> to eat a meal where alcohol is vaporized and gone. I checked some
> web pages that indicate that alcohol vaporizes when boils or is
> putted to high degrees.
>
> Moreover, if alcohol is so bad for humans, I don't get why recent
> past Prophets as the Báb or Muhammad did not forbid it. Because
> many wines are the same as past wines, so, conditions didn't
> change on this case.
>
> Hasan Elias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: Thanks Sandra
> and friends to answer. So, the alcohol doesn't vaporize? What
> about meals where (for example) a meat is cooked (boiled or fried)
> with alcohol? In my country, there are few typical plaits that
> uses a little bit of alcohol, and people (including bahá'ís) love
> to eat, and I think it is not a big deal.
>
> Sandra Huit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > Is there any
> > rational explanation of why bahá'ís cannot eat meals cooked with
> alcoholic> drinks? When the alcohol boils, only the savor survives
> and the alcohol
> > vaporizes.
>
> There was a study conducted in the early 1990's at one of the
> universitiesin the state of Washington that disproved this. The
> study found that
> depending on how the food was prepared, 20 - 85% of the alcohol is
> retainedin foods prepared with various alcoholic liquids. I can't
> find my file copy
> of it, but it was published in the Journal of the American Dietetic
> Association. At one time the US Department of Agriculture
> published a table
> that showed how much alcohol remains in stews, sauces, etc.,
> containingingredients such as wine and brandy.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> - Sandra Huit
>
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