The following passage from the Qurʼan, Surah 5 severely condemns drinking alcohol and various other pleasures.
O you who believe! Intoxicants, gambling, al-ansāb, and al-azlām (arrows for seeking luck or decision) are an abomination of Shayṭān's (Satan's) handiwork. So avoid that in order that you may be successful.
Anyone found in possession of liquor in Saudi Arabia can be punished by up to 500 lashes and the Saudi are firm believers in the whip as well as the sword for beheading violators of Sharia.
Several Gulf emirates are less strict about the consumption of spirits and last week I purchased a Tiger beer at the Dubai Airport.
$13 for a half-liter.
The Emirates only hurt the wallet not the back, but beware.
Any traveler smelling of booze will be detained by Saudi security.
They really are a buzz kill.
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