Jun 6, 2018

“alcohol leadeth the mind astray and causeth the weakening of the body”

Regarding the use of liquor: According to the text of the Book of Aqdas, both light and strong drinks are prohibited. The reason for this prohibition is that alcohol leadeth the mind astray and causeth the weakening of the body. If alcohol were beneficial, it would have been brought into the world by the divine creation and not by the effort of man. Whatever is beneficial for man existeth in creation. Now it hath been proved and is established medically and scientifically that liquor is harmful. 
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (From a Tablet; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Prohibition of Intoxicating Drinks)