Qur'anic Answers

The claim that the Qur'an fails to provide sufficient detail for rituals is often levelled against those who rely exclusively on the Book.  However, the Qur'an presents a clear framework for the rituals of worship in Islam. It's role is not as a manual for the mechanical movements of rituals, but as a restorer of the ancient covenant and a legislator for new ones. 

It is often claimed that alcohol and gambling were prohibited gradually in Islam which the Qur’an first discouraged, then restricted, and finally banned.  This narrative is widespread, but it rests on a fragile foundation. It assumes that Allah took into account human addiction to ease social transition and withheld legal clarity to avoid backlash in the early days of Islam. But does this actually make any sense? We discuss the full prohibition of alcohol here .