Al Salamu- Alaykum First of all I would like to thank whoever made this research for enlightening us and showing us the plain thruth, however, I was wondering if Coca Cola was made out of the same ingredients in Arab countries,too. As I reacall some of the people who tasted it in european countries or in the USA stated that it tasted differently there. Thank you, Nada
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:41:52 -0700Subject: RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] Coca Cola is haraam, which was proved in 1984 i believe we have chemist among us u can do that. they should just help on doing the jihad. i only pass on that received,so that we can diagnose it.let me here from u cos i dey drink am 2.Surah Isra 17 verse 80 Say: "O my Lord! let my entry be by the Gate of Truth and Honor and likewise my exit by the Gate of Truth and Honor; and grant me from Thy Presence an authority to aid (me)." Ameen,Thumameen. Transliteration :Wa qur rabbi adkhilni mudkhala sidqiw wa akhrijni mukhraja sidqiw wa-j'al li mil ladunka sulta_nan nasira_(n). Al-Tirmidhi HadithHadith 2482 Narrated byAbuHurayrah Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) used to say, " O Allah, grant me benefit in what Thou hast taught me, teach me what will benefit me, and increase my knowledge. Praise be to Allah in all circumstances. I seek refuge in Allah from the state of those who go to Hell." Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah transmitted it, Tirmidhi saying this is a tradition whose isnad is gharib. Nurain--- On Tue, 7/15/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: RE: Bismillah [IslamCity] Coca Cola is haraam, which was proved in 1984To: "eGroup For Muslims Around The World" <islamcity@yahoogroups.com>Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 1:39 PM Question?Why not somebody check its content by doing analysis of coke can? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ps.comFrom: Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:07:43 +0530Subject: Bismillah [IslamCity] Coca Cola is haraam, which was proved in 1984 _____ From: Mirzard Uvais <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com, zina uvais < [EMAIL PROTECTED] com<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> >Subject: Coca Cola is haraam, which was proved in 1984Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 23:47:40 -0700 (PDT)SOFT DRINKSInvestigative Report The World's Best-kept Secret Coca-Cola Unveiled IntroductionAfter a detailed investigation it has been proven beyond any doubt that Cokeand other cooldrinks are HARAAM for Muslim consumption.All of the facts gathered during my investigation are found herewithincluding overwhelming proof from a previous investigation conducted by theMujlisul Ulama of South Africa. This subsequently led to the Mujlisul Ulama declaring COKE HARAAM in theearly 80's. The UTUSAN KONSUMER declared it HARAAM in 1984 on a thoroughinvestigation of its own. COKE was given a court order by the Indian government to reveal its secretrecipe but chose to rather pull out of the country than to disclose itscovert formula. Since its inception COKE has ignored two court orders to reveal its truecontents. The original recipe for COKE is at this point in time locked up in a bankvault in the USA . * At any one time only the Head Chemist at Coca Cola knows the truecontents of COKE. The formula has been passed down from Head Chemist to hispredecessor over the years as the Head Chemists have retired. From all the proof gathered and put together it is astounding how thisproduct could ever have been declared HALAAL. I had personally been abstaining for a year as I had previously had doubtand it was therefore better for me to abstain for the sake of TAQWA, but itis now a confirmed certitude that COKE is HARAAM and it is now my Islamicduty to abstain.The Contents of COKE The Secret recipe of COKE as per a formulary book that belonged to JohnPemberton who invented Coca-Cola 107 years ago. The recipe included citratecaffeine, extract of vanilla, seven flavoring oils, fluid extract of coca(cocaine), citric acid, lime juice, sugar, water, caramel and alcohol.Evidently the cocaine was removed in 1903. Coca-Cola continues to dominatethe scene after 107 years, and the profits from the sale of it have beenenormous.is <http://enormous. is/> as follows:Merchandise #1 SugarMerchandise #2 CaramelMerchandise #3 CaffeineMerchandise #4 Phosphoric AcidMerchandise #5 Coca leaf and Cola nut Extract (20% Alcohol) Merchandise #6 Was Lime juice, but was incorporated into Merchandise #7X asan oil Merchandise #7X Flavouring mixture (see below) Merchandise #8 VanillaMerchandise #9 Glycerine, but apparently no longer usedTable: The Secret Recipe of Coca-Cola The Secret Flavourant Merchandise #7X is made up as follows: 1 oz (28.35 grams) Citrate Caffeine 3 oz (85.05 grams) Citric Acid 1 oz (28.35 grams) Extract Vanilla 1 Qt Lime Juice2.5 oz (70.88 grams) Flavouring 30 lbs Sugar4 oz (113.4 grams) F.E.Coco 2.5 gal (11.365 litres) WaterCaramel sufficientFLAVOURING80 Oil Orange 40 Oil Cinnamon120 Oil Lemon 20 Oil Coriander40 Oil Nutmeg 40 Oil Neroil1 Qt Alcohol (95%)DIRECTIONSMix Caffeine Acid and Lime Juice 1 Qt. Boiling water add vanilla andflavouring when cool. Let stand for 24 hours THE FACTS 1. Vanilla Extract (Not synthetic) is HARAAM (see attached proof) 2. Ethanol is HARAAM (see attached proof) 3. Alcohol is used in the preparation of the secret formula called 7X aspart of the flavouring (95% Alcohol) – HARAAM 4. Glycerine that is used in the Formula 7X and also in the main recipeis HARAAM. (NB. Glycerine is claimed to not be used in the main recipeanymore) 5. Alcohol is used in the reparation of the Kola leaf and Kola nutmixture (20% Alcohol) – HARAAM Recipe for VANILLA EXTRACT: 2 Whole vanilla beans1 ½ c Vodka or Brandy½ c Water1 c Granulated sugarThere are various recipes for Vanilla Extract from different resources butthis is the most common recipe. Apart from synthetic Vanilla Extract allrecipes for Vanilla Extract contain alcohol, either Brandy or Vodka in mostcases. VANILLA EXTRACT has been overlooked and not been investigated before today,not even by the Mujlisul Ulama or the Utusan Konsumer in their respectiveinvestigations. With regards to ETHANOL below is the following Webster's dictionarydefinition of ETHANOL:Main Entry: eth a nolProunciation: 'e-th&-'nOl, British also 'E- Function: nounDate: 1900: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the INTOXICATINGAGENT in liquors and is also used as a solvent – called also ethyl alcohol,grain alcohol (Based on Merriam-Webster' s Collegiate(R) Dictionary, Tenth Edition) Almost all cooldrinks manufactured today contain ethanol since ethanol isused as a dissolving media for most flavourants. COKE and SPARLETTA amongst others have admitted to having used ethanol intheir flavouring essence. The reasoning that Ethanol is not KHAMR as professed by many scholars ispure deception by shaitaan and the kuffaar. The first declaration made by Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) concerningthis matter was that not only is wine prohibited but that the definition ofKHAMR extends to any substance which intoxicates, in whatever form or underwhatever name it may appear. Thus, for example, beer and similar drinks areHARAAM.Our beloved Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was once asked about certaindrinks made from honey, corn, or barley by the process of fermenting themuntil they became alcoholic. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam),blessed as he was with the best of speech, replied succinctly: 'Everyintoxicant is KHAMR and every KHAMR is HARAAM.' And Hadhrat Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) declared from the pulpit of Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wasallam): 'KHAMR is that which befogs the mind.' From the above it is evident that ETHANOL is beyond any doubt HARAAM despitewhat our deceived brothers choose to believe. GLYCERINE which has already been declared Haraam by the Jamiatul Ulama isincluded in COKE in two forms. It is firstly used in the Vanilla Extract asa means to 'fix' the aroma of the flavouring. It is also used in the mainrecipe as a preservative although there are claims that it is not used anymore. The Flavouring part of Merchandise #7X is made up of 95% ALCOHOL togetherwith Lemon, orange, lime, cassia and nutmeg oils mixed together. Islam takes an uncompromising stand in prohibiting intoxicants, regardlessof whether the amount is little or much. If an individual permitted to takebut a single step along this road, other steps follow; he starts walking andthen running, and does not stop at any stage. This is why our beloved Nabi(sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: 'Of that which intoxicates in a largeamount, a small amount is HARAAM.' And again: 'If a bucketful intoxicates, asip of it is HARAAM.' In connection with alcohol, Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) cursedten categories of people saying: 'Truly, Allah has cursed KHAMR and hascursed the one who produces it, the one for whom it is produced, the one whodrinks it, the one who serves it, the one who carries it, the one for whomit is carried, the one who sells it, the one who earns from the sale of it,the one who buys it, and the one for whom it is bought.' When the above verse of Surah al-Maaidah was revealed, Rasulullah(sallallahu alayhi wasallam) announced: 'Truly, Allah has prohibited KHAMR.Therefore, whoever hears this verse and possesses some of this substanceshould neither drink it nor sell it.' The narrator of the Hadith says: 'The people brought forth whatever theypossessed of it and poured it out in the streets of Madinah.' Islam's stand in prohibiting alcohol and blocking all avenues which lead todrinking is very clear and unequivocal. The Arab's during the period of jaahiliyyah were very fond of wine anddrinking parties. To eradicate this pervasive evil from society, AllahTa'ala adopted a wise course of education and training, prohibiting it inmeasured stages. First, He made it clear to them that the harm of drinkingwine is greater than its benefit; next, He told them not to come to Salaatwhile intoxicated; and finally, He revealed the verse in Surah al-Maaidahwhich prohibited it totally and decisively: 'O you who believe! Truly, intoxicants and gambling and divination by arrowsare an abomination of shaitaans' doing; avoid it in order that you may besuccessful.. Assuredly shaitaan desires to sow enmity and hatred among youwith intoxicants and gambling, and to hinder you from remembrance of Allahand from Salaat. Will you not then desist?' The response of the Muslims to these verses was remarkable indeed. At thetime some people were drinking, with partly-filled cups in their hands. Assoon as they heard someone announcing: 'Wine has indeed been prohibited.' ,they poured the remaining drinks upon the ground and broke the big clay potsin which other drinks were being fermented. May Allah give us the strength to give up something we love and enjoy,something that has become a part of our daily life. May Allah give us thestrength to give it up just as the Muslims of those times gave up wine anddrinking parties solely for the pleasure of Allah. I wish to stress that mere academic knowledge of the HALAAL and HARAAM, andof the limits of these is not sufficient. Although the major sins andprinciple obligations are known to every Muslim, nonetheless, we find agreat many of them indulging in these sins and neglecting those obligations,and rushing toward the Fire with their eyes wide open. If the Muslim is well-versed in the knowledge of his religion and itsShariah, and at the same time possesses a fully alert conscience whichsafeguards the limits so that they cannot be overstepped, he is indeed richin all goodness. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) spoke the truthwhen he said: 'When Allah intends good for a person, He makes his own soul awatcher over him.' Just as Islam has prohibited whatever leads toward the HARAAM, it has alsoprohibited resorting to technical legalities in order to do what is HARAAMby devious means and excuses inspired by shaitaan. It has reprimanded theJews for resorting to such practices. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhiwasallam) said: 'Do not do what the Jews did in order to (technically)leaglise Allah's prohibitions by flimsy excuses.'This is a reference to the fact that Allah had prohibited the Jews to hunton the Sabbath (Saturday). To get around this prohibition they would digditches on Friday so that the fish would fall into them on Saturday, to becaught on Sunday. Those who resort to rationalisations to justify theiractions consider such practices to be permissible, but the jurists of Islamconsider them HARAAM, since Allah's purpose was to prevent them from huntingon the Sabbath, whether by direct or indirect means.Calling a HARAAM thing by a name other than its own or changing its formwhile retaining its essence is a devious tactic, since obviously a change ofname or of form is of no consequence as long as thing and essence remainunchanged. Thus, when some people invent new terms in order to deal in usuryor to consume alcohol, the sin of dealing in usury and drinking remains. Aswe read in the collections of Ahadith 'A group of people will make peoples'intoxication HALAAL by giving it other names..' 'A time will come when people will devour usury, calling it 'trade'.' And among the strange phenomena of our time is that people term obscenedance 'art', liquor 'preservatives' , and usury 'interest'. In all its legislation and moral injunctions, Islam lays great stress onnobility of feelings, loftiness of aims, and purity of intentions.Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: 'Actions will be judged byintentions, and everyone will be recompensed according to what he intended.'I conclude with the following supplication, which has come to us from theearly Muslims: ' O Allah, make us independent of HARAAM with HALAAL and ofdisobedience to you with obedience to You.'All praise is for Allah Ta'ala, Who guided us to this; had He not given usguidance, we could not have been guided. All information mentioned in this investigative report was checked andre-checked via the different sources available in order to verify theauthenticity and accuracy of the information. The information is accurate tothe best of my knowledge. 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