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)
