Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reason for prohibition of pork and alcohol

“Why are pork and alcohol prohibited in the Quran? For thousands of years, people have consumed pork without any ill effects, and there is no scientific proof that pork is bad for health.”Asked by Rahul Sharma, UP

He answers at 1:03:04 in The Problem of Conditioning · 1 min 11 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:03:04
maulana, agla sawal up se aya hai mister rahul sharma ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Why is pork and alcohol prohibited in Quran? For thousands of years, people are consuming pork without any ill effects. There is no scientific proof that pork is bad for health.
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