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by singwell-is off researching a lot on April 3rd, 2007

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A Saudi court has ordered a drug user to spend six months memorising the Koran, but he faces a year in prison if he fails to recite the Muslim holy book by heart. Do you think this will help the drug user kick the habit?

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  • by Spengo on August 18th, 2008

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    I think it's great. I think it will work too. I like the idea of the court "thinking outside the box" to have a non-harmful penalty to something like drug use. If it works, think about how often they will use that penalty in the future. It is a non-aggressive penalty that is still hard time to serve without having to fill up the prison and/or cost the country any money. I'm impressed with this decision.

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  • by macdjug-Paxvobiscum on January 21st, 2008

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    Having the fear of going to jail for a year in Saudi Arabia would motivate me to concentrate on Memorizing the Koran. I wouldn't have time for drugs nor would I be able to complete the favored option. Yes, I believe this could be a very successful way to help someone get of drugs. They don't mess around in Saudi Arabia.

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  • by science_geek on April 3rd, 2007

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    I would give it a 50/50 chance. It depends on several factors. These are: How religious is his background? How old is he? What drug(s) are involved? What is his mental capacity? Does he believe that he can do it successfully?

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  • by Someguy on January 21st, 2008

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    The only thing in this deal that will get him off drugs is the fact that he will be in jail for 6 months with no access to drugs.

    The reading of anything will not necessarily get anyone off drugs.

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  • by Allahuma Sali ala Muhammad saaws on January 21st, 2008

    Allahuma Sali ala Muhammad saaws

    Well one sure shot indicator would be if any one maybe the questioner try to complete the task of memorizing any part of the Quran within a period of time and see if it has any affect on your own self.

    These kinds of methods have been quite successful in countries like Malaysia and Indonesia to the extent that some of the former junkies looked like Special Forces after their Quranic studies.

    Another famous example in Muslim History was the rise of Islam in Arabia since Arabs were Polytheist and idol worshippers, sometimes killed their daughters at birth, and known for a host of vices among which drunkenness was definitely in the top ten.

    Then a meek, poor and humble man Prophet Muhammad aided by a teaching called Quran completely transformed those Arabians in a relatively short period of time one by one.

    A not so well known example was the situation of the Crusades involving Salahuddin Ayubi (often called Saladin by westerners) who mobilized a powerful army of which many of the muslim fighters had come from the down trodden so to speak the alchoholics, the non prayers, the drug users and so on but by some Sufi Quranic medicines they became a formidable force that European Christiandom would never forget.

    In the end demand is always more important than supply!!!
    If the individual truly and sincerely wants to and is committed stop drug use no matter what it demands of him, he can do it with proper guidance and maybe even some medicinal assistance also.

    If he does not succeed in kicking his habit it could mean a few things:

    Maybe he did not really want to stop in the first place but had to play along for his sake.

    Maybe he is too week minded or is suffering from a multitude of catalyst issue besides drug use which have been ignored in this case.

    Maybe the use of Quran is not done in a guided spiritual method of known for success against this kind of illness. (I cannot elaborate on this here but it deals with Sufism)

    Or maybe it was not in his destiny to change his condition at that place and time.

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  • by OrsoChicago on April 3rd, 2007

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    Yes, I do believe that this activity will help the drug user kick the habit. Although many religious people would agree due to the divine power of the word of God, I agree for a different reason. The task seems to be so arduous and time consuming that it may occupy the mind so fully that he would be able to get past the craving for the drugs.

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