Intoxicants Inhibit the Inhibitory Centre - Dr Zakir Naik
Dr. Zakir Naik explains why Allah prohibited intoxicants by describing how the brain's inhibitory center, which prevents inappropriate behavior, becomes impaired when consuming alcohol. This leads to loss of social restraints and increased immoral conduct.
Summary
Dr. Zakir Naik presents a scientific and religious analysis of why intoxicants are prohibited in Islam. He begins by explaining that modern science has identified an inhibitory center in the human brain that serves as a behavioral control mechanism, preventing people from engaging in inappropriate actions. He provides examples of how this center normally functions: it prevents urination in inappropriate places by directing people to restrooms, promotes respectful speech with elderly individuals, and maintains proper decorum when speaking with parents by inhibiting vulgar language. Naik then explains the central problem with alcohol consumption: intoxicants disable this crucial inhibitory center. When people become drunk, they lose these natural behavioral controls, resulting in various socially unacceptable behaviors. He cites specific examples including public urination in clothing, argumentative behavior with vulgar language toward others, and even verbal abuse of elderly parents. The speaker concludes by noting that this impairment of the inhibitory center correlates with increased rates of serious crimes and social problems, specifically mentioning that cases of molestation, rape, incest, and AIDS show higher occurrence rates among alcoholics.
Key Insights
- Modern science has identified that the human brain contains an inhibitory center that prevents people from engaging in inappropriate behaviors
- The inhibitory center normally functions to direct proper social behavior, such as using appropriate facilities for bodily functions and speaking respectfully to elderly people and parents
- Intoxicants specifically target and disable the brain's inhibitory center, removing natural behavioral controls
- When drunk, people commonly lose basic social controls, leading to behaviors like urinating in their clothes and using vulgar language with others
- Cases of serious crimes including molestation, rape, incest and AIDS show increased rates among those who consume alcohol due to the impaired inhibitory center
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Transcript
[0:00] Let us analyze what are the logical and scientific reasons why almighty god Allah subhanana wa ta'ala has prohibited the human being from having intoxicants from having alcohol. Today science tells us that the human brain has an inhibitory center. Inhibitory center means this inhibitory center prevents you from doing things which are not correct. For example, if I want to go to the call of nature, my inhibitory center will [0:31] say, "Don't do it here. Go to the restroom. Go to the washroom. Go to the toilet." Because my inhibitor center works. When I'm speaking with elderly people, inhibitive center say speak with them with respect. When I'm speaking with my parents, oh, don't use vulgar language…
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