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Jump to full article: Thaindian.com (th), 2008-06-26
Intro: A new fatwa or Islamic edict has been issued in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which states that smoking in public is forbidden under Islam as it causes harm to others. The fatwa, issued by the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GEA), states that 17 violations of Islamic law are committed when people smoke in public, The National newspaper reported.
The GEA is in charge of implementing the UAE's policy for Islamic affairs and endowments.
Smoking is said to "dope the eyelids and limbs, which could cause intoxication for some people when they take up the habit, and the Prophet has forbidden all things that intoxicate and dope", the report quoted the GEA statement as saying.
"It is no longer a mystery to anyone that it has ill-effects on the smoker's health, money, children and those that surround him," it said.
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