If no, give reasons from the Qur'an so as to convince me?

If no, give reasons from the Qur'an so as to convince me? A. Yes, it is strictly forbidden in Islam to work in a brewery in any capacity. The reason is that all firms, companies and shops depend for their success on their employees. If they do not get employees, their business will collapse. So everyone working with a firm which does a 'Haram' business, helps, strengthens and sustains that business.

It is to save Muslims from helping 'Haram' business to flourish that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.) strictly forbade working in any capacity in such concerns; and he more specifically mentioned the business of liquor.

He said: "Allah has done 'Laanat' on liquor, and the man who sows the seed of grape or grain for this purpose, and the man who makes liquor, and the man who drinks it, and the man who serves it, and the man who sells it, and the man who buys it, and the man who transports it, and the man to whom it is transported". To give you an example from recent history, Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader, launched a "non-co-operation movement" in 1920's in India.

He called on the Indians not to co- operate or participate in anything connected with British Government, The students left the Government Schools, the teachers and civil servants resigned; the lawyers left the courts, and the traders boycotted the English goods. This movement continued for a long time. Of course, it did not at once topple the British rule in India.

But in the long run it helped in getting the British out of India, firstly, by cultivating a feeling of 'national cause' in Indians, and secondly by showing the world how much the Indian public was against the British Rule. We, the Muslims, are likewise in constant struggle against evil and Haram things; and, therefore, we are not allowed to help the evil in any way. Q88: Making labels for breweries I intend to start a cottage industry producing labels for the Tanzania Market.

In the process of running this industry, there is likelihood of order coming from Tanzania Breweries Ltd. for making their labels. As you already know Tanzania Breweries dealings are mainly liquor the orders will be for making labels for their liquor cartons, liquor bottles, etc. ? Can you please advise me whether such business would be in order without contradicting our Sheriat?