Coke and other soft-drinks have a bit of Alcohol
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Investigative Report
>The World's Best-kept Secret
>Coca-Cola Unveiled
>
>Introduction
>
>After a detailed investigation it has been proven beyond any doubt that Coke
>and other cooldrinks are HARAAM for Muslim consumption.
>
>All of the facts gathered during my investigation are found herewith
>including overwhelming proof from a previous investigation conducted by the
>Mujlisul Ulama of South Africa.
>
>This subsequently led to the Mujlisul Ulama declaring COKE HARAAM in the
>early 80's. The UTUSAN KONSUMER declared it HARAAM in 1984 on a thorough
>investigation of its own.
>
>COKE was given a court order by the Indian government to reveal its secret
>recipe but chose to rather pull out of the country than to disclose its
>covert formula.
>
>Since its inception COKE has ignored two court orders to reveal its true
>contents.
>
>The original recipe for COKE is at this point in time locked up in a bank
>vault in the USA.
>* At any one time only the Head Chemist at Coca Cola knows the true
>contents of COKE. The formula has been passed down from Head Chemist to his
>predecessor over the years as the Head Chemists have retired.
>
>From all the proof gathered and put together it is astounding how this
>product could ever have been declared HALAAL.
>
>I had personally been abstaining for a year as I had previously had doubt
>and it was therefore better for me to abstain for the sake of TAQWA, but it
>is now a confirmed certitude that COKE is HARAAM and it is now my Islamic
>duty to abstain.
>
>The Contents of COKE
>
>The Secret recipe of COKE as per a formulary book that belonged to John
>Pemberton who invented Coca-Cola 107 years ago. The recipe included citrate
>caffeine, 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 dominate
>the scene after 107 years, and the profits from the sale of it have been
>enormous.is as follows:
>Merchandise #1 Sugar
>
>Merchandise #2 Caramel
>
>Merchandise #3 Caffeine
>
>Merchandise #4 Phosphoric Acid
>
>Merchandise #5 Coca leaf and Cola nut Extract (20% Alcohol)
>
>Merchandise #6 Was Lime juice, but was incorporated into Merchandise #7X as
>an oil
>
>Merchandise #7X Flavouring mixture (see below)
>
>Merchandise #8 Vanilla
>
>Merchandise #9 Glycerine, but apparently no longer used
>
>Table: 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 Juice
>2.5 oz (70.88 grams) Flavouring 30 lbs Sugar
>4 oz (113.4 grams) F.E.Coco 2.5 gal (11.365 litres) Water
>Caramel sufficient
>
>FLAVOURING
>80 Oil Orange 40 Oil Cinnamon
>
>120 Oil Lemon 20 Oil Coriander
>
>40 Oil Nutmeg 40 Oil Neroil
>1 Qt Alcohol (95%)
>
>DIRECTIONS
>
>Mix Caffeine Acid and Lime Juice 1 Qt. Boiling water add vanilla and
>flavouring 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
>as part of the flavouring (95% Alcohol) - HARAAM
>4. Glycerine that is used in the Formula 7X and also in the main
>recipe is HARAAM. (NB. Glycerine is claimed to not be used in the main
>recipe anymore)
>5. Alcohol is used in the reparation of the Kola leaf and Kola nut
>mixture (20% Alcohol) - HARAAM
>
>Recipe for VANILLA EXTRACT:
>2 Whole vanilla beans
>
>1 ½ c Vodka or Brandy
>
>½ c Water
>
>1 c Granulated sugar
>
>There are various recipes for Vanilla Extract from different resources but
>this is the most common recipe. Apart from synthetic Vanilla Extract all
>recipes for Vanilla Extract contain alcohol, either Brandy or Vodka in most
>cases.
>
>VANILLA EXTRACT has been overlooked and not been investigated before today,
>not even by the Mujlisul Ulama or the Utusan Konsumer in their respective
>investigations.
>
>With regards to ETHANOL below is the following Webster's dictionary
>definition of ETHANOL:
>
>Main Entry: eth a nol
>
>Prounciation: 'e-th&-"nOl, British also 'E-
>
>Function: noun
>
>Date: 1900
>: a colorless volatile flammable liquid C2H5OH that is the INTOXICATING
>AGENT 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 is
>used as a dissolving media for most flavourants.
>
>COKE and SPARLETTA amongst others have admitted to having used ethanol in
>their flavouring essence.
>
>The reasoning that Ethanol is not KHAMR as professed by many scholars is
>pure deception by shaitaan and the kuffaar.
>
>The first declaration made by Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) concerning
>this matter was that not only is wine prohibited but that the definition of
>KHAMR extends to any substance which intoxicates, in whatever form or under
>whatever name it may appear. Thus, for example, beer and similar drinks are
>HARAAM.
>
>Our beloved Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) was once asked about certain
>drinks made from honey, corn, or barley by the process of fermenting them
>until they became alcoholic. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam),
>blessed as he was with the best of speech, replied succinctly:
>
>"Every intoxicant 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 despite
>what our deceived brothers choose to believe.
>
>GLYCERINE which has already been declared Haraam by the Jamiatul Ulama is
>included in COKE in two forms. It is firstly used in the Vanilla Extract as
>a means to "fix" the aroma of the flavouring. It is also used in the main
>recipe as a preservative although there are claims that it is not used any
>more.
>
>The Flavouring part of Merchandise #7X is made up of 95% ALCOHOL together
>with Lemon, orange, lime, cassia and nutmeg oils mixed together.
>
>Islam takes an uncompromising stand in prohibiting intoxicants, regardless
>of whether the amount is little or much. If an individual permitted to take
>but a single step along this road, other steps follow; he starts walking and
>then running, and does not stop at any stage. This is why our beloved Nabi
>(sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
>
>"Of that which intoxicates in a large amount, a small amount is HARAAM."
>
>And again:
>
>"If a bucketful intoxicates, a sip of it is HARAAM."
>
>In connection with alcohol, Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) cursed
>ten categories of people saying:
>
>"Truly, Allah has cursed KHAMR and has cursed the one who produces it, the
>one for whom it is produced, the one who drinks it, the one who serves it,
>the one who carries it, the one for whom it 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 substance should neither drink it nor sell it."
>
>The narrator of the Hadith says: "The people brought forth whatever they
>possessed of it and poured it out in the streets of Madinah."
>
>Islam's stand in prohibiting alcohol and blocking all avenues which lead to
>drinking is very clear and unequivocal.
>
>The Arab's during the period of jaahiliyyah were very fond of wine and
>drinking parties. To eradicate this pervasive evil from society, Allah
>Ta'ala adopted a wise course of education and training, prohibiting it in
>measured stages. First, He made it clear to them that the harm of drinking
>wine is greater than its benefit; next, He told them not to come to Salaat
>while intoxicated; and finally, He revealed the verse in Surah al-Maaidah
>which prohibited it totally and decisively:
>
>"O you who believe! Truly, intoxicants and gambling and divination by arrows
>are an abomination of shaitaans' doing; avoid it in order that you may be
>successful. Assuredly shaitaan desires to sow enmity and hatred among you
>with intoxicants and gambling, and to hinder you from remembrance of Allah
>and from Salaat. Will you not then desist?"
>
>The response of the Muslims to these verses was remarkable indeed. At the
>time some people were drinking, with partly-filled cups in their hands. As
>soon as they heard someone announcing: "Wine has indeed been prohibited.",
>they poured the remaining drinks upon the ground and broke the big clay pots
>in 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 the
>strength to give it up just as the Muslims of those times gave up wine and
>drinking parties solely for the pleasure of Allah.
>
>I wish to stress that mere academic knowledge of the HALAAL and HARAAM, and
>of the limits of these is not sufficient. Although the major sins and
>principle obligations are known to every Muslim, nonetheless, we find a
>great 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 its
>Shariah, and at the same time possesses a fully alert conscience which
>safeguards the limits so that they cannot be overstepped, he is indeed rich
>in all goodness. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) spoke the truth
>when he said:
>
>"When Allah intends good for a person, He makes his own soul a watcher over
>him."
>
>Just as Islam has prohibited whatever leads toward the HARAAM, it has also
>prohibited resorting to technical legalities in order to do what is HARAAM
>by devious means and excuses inspired by shaitaan. It has reprimanded the
>Jews for resorting to such practices. Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi
>wasallam) 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 hunt
>on the Sabbath (Saturday). To get around this prohibition they would dig
>ditches on Friday so that the fish would fall into them on Saturday, to be
>caught on Sunday. Those who resort to rationalisations to justify their
>actions consider such practices to be permissible, but the jurists of Islam
>consider them HARAAM, since Allah's purpose was to prevent them from hunting
>on the Sabbath, whether by direct or indirect means.
>
>Calling a HARAAM thing by a name other than its own or changing its form
>while retaining its essence is a devious tactic, since obviously a change of
>name or of form is of no consequence as long as thing and essence remain
>unchanged. Thus, when some people invent new terms in order to deal in usury
>or to consume alcohol, the sin of dealing in usury and drinking remains. As
>we 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 obscene
>dance "art", liquor "preservatives", and usury "interest".
>
>In all its legislation and moral injunctions, Islam lays great stress on
>nobility of feelings, loftiness of aims, and purity of intentions.
>Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said:
>
>"Actions will be judged by intentions, and everyone will be recompensed
>according to what he intended."
>
>I conclude with the following supplication, which has come to us from the
>early Muslims:
>
>O Allah, make us independent of HARAAM with HALAAL and of disobedience to
>You with obedience to You.
>
>All praise is for Allah Ta'ala, Who guided us to this; had He not given us
>guidance, we could not have been guided.
>
>All information mentioned in this investigative report was checked and
>re-checked via the different sources available in order to verify the
>authenticity and accuracy of the information. The information is accurate to
>the best of my knowledge. Being only human, I stand to be corrected on any
>error made on any issue discussed.
>
>Issued by:
>The Mujlisul Ulama of South Africa
>
>PO Box 3393
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>PORT ELIZABETH
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>6056
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>South Africa
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>Some Interesting Links:
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>1. <http://www.sodafountain.com/softdrnk/cokercp.htm> Coke: The Secret
>Recipe
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><http://www.sodafountain.com/softdrnk/_derived/cokercp.htm_txt_Parchment1.gi
>f> Coke: Secret Formula X
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>2. <http://www.sodafountain.com/softdrnk/pepsi_formula.htm> Pepsi:
>Secret Recipe
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>style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0
>level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"> <http://www.cspinet.org/sodapop/> Soft
>Drinks and Health
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>3. <http://www.cspinet.org/sodapop/liquid_candy.htm> How Soft Drinks
>are Harming Americans' Health
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Does anyone know whether this is true or not?
