In the latest episode of “What Will They Think of Next,” a Saudi Arabian company’s product goes viral on social media. This company has introduced a product that leaves us all wondering – what’s next, chewable Hadith? This revolutionary item is marketed as “Drinkable Quranic Verses!” Yes, you read it right!
This Saudi Arabian company claims to bring spiritual healing by literally dissolving the holy Quran in water for drinking, bathing, and even home-spraying purposes. Oh, but wait – don’t get hyper, it’s all done with “halal edible ink” and “potato starch paper.” So, no toxicity here – just pure, liquid Quranic divinity in a bottle.
Saudi Arabian Company Commercializes the Quran?
🇸🇦 A company in Saudi Arabia has started selling drinkable Quranic verses. pic.twitter.com/DUCX7ktBfW
— Update NEWS (@UpdateNews724) January 9, 2025
This Saudi Arabian company claims to meticulously print the entire Quran onto eight pieces of potato-starch paper using halal edible ink. Why halal? Well, because regular ink might offend the “farishtey”! These “divine” papers can then be dissolved in water to create “powerful ruqyah water”! This holier-than-thou-water, according to the company, destroys sihr (black magic), al-ayn (evil eye), and hasad (envy). And the best part is that it comes in different flavors and colors!
The instructions? Drink, bathe, and spray your house for 12 consecutive days for a complete “spiritual cleanse.”
Drinkable Quran seems almost like a detox diet for your soul, however, only poeple with heavy wallets can afford it.
But wait, isn’t this the same community that erupts in fiery outrage when a Quran is burnt or torn? Yet here, they’re dissolving it into glorified holy tea and calling it a cure-all. This Quranic water can be used on the floor that feet walk on. But no outrage shall follow! What happened to the reverence for the sacred text? How does one reconcile consuming verses that are otherwise untouchable without ablution?
Shirk or Innovation? The Thin Line Between Faith and Farce
Islamic teachings strictly warn against practices that could border on shirk (sin in the eyes of Allah) or bid’ah (innovations in religious practices not specified in Islam). Yet here the Saudi Arabian company is turning holy scripture into a potion to “ward off evil.” If visiting dargahs and using amulets is condemned for veering too close to shirk, how is gulping down Quran water any different?
Dear Muslims! Stay away from Shirk.😔
“You have no Protector Guardian nor any Helper other then ALLAH.”
↪️ #Quran [9:116] pic.twitter.com/n6P9nVifJb— S Λ G R i 𝕏 (@Rn_sagri) February 19, 2021
Does Islam allow sipping your way to spiritual salvation by flirting with the very things Islam forbids!?
Well, the company’s website displays many stories from the Quran and Hadith where water with Quranic blessings created miraculous cures! However, in none of these stories was the Quran dissolved in the water!!! Thus, this Suadia Arbia commercial venture raises serious questions.
If you can drink the Quran, will inhaling it? Can those who burn the Quran becomes closer to Allah by breathing the fumes? Will vape juice be next halal product like Camel Pee? Or perhaps Quranic skincare – apply verses directly to your face for a heavenly glow! The line between faith and commercialism is very fine. And this product is certainly skirting it very close to this line of bid’ah!
Mocking Gangajal, Embracing Quran Jal?
Ironically, the Muslim community often mocks Hindu traditions. Gangajal or Shanti Jal are ridiculed for Hindu belief in their spiritual significance. However, today the same community is ready to go the Evangelical way of mass-producing their version of “holy water.”
Analysts wonder if the company considered the digestion process while they were making a Quran that can enter the body in liquid form!?
The water is not blessed water, but the Quran itself! Thus, will this Quranic water bow to human biology and turn into excreta? Critics ask if the human waste generated after consuming this Quranic water be considered “pak”! Such questions will have the company rushing to chant STSJ at the curious minds.
Remember how Gangajal is often ridiculed as “superstition”? Well, here’s the kettle calling the pot holy! At least Gangajal doesn’t require dissolving sacred texts in water, it flows naturally and has been a symbol of spiritual purity for centuries. Shanti Jal is the religious water empowered by the chants of mantras during puja or hawan! But this innovative product breaks all bounds of sanity in a rational mind!
The Price of Piety: Exploiting Faith for Profit
Drink THE QURAN in coffee or water…‼️😳 pic.twitter.com/TDj0eP4lwc
— Lepa ⚜️ (@lepanigeria) January 10, 2025
Let’s not ignore the obvious – this is a blatant commercialization of faith. Selling edible Quran paper at a premium under the guise of spiritual healing is less about Islamic piety. Instead, it is more about profits and the exploitation of a weak mind. Religious sentiments are being neatly packaged, marketed, and sold; all while leaving critics scratching their heads about the absurdity of it all.
While the Saudi Arabian company claims to provide a pathway to spiritual healing, the concept of “drinkable Quranic verses” treads a fine line of devotion.
Many wonder if it is a mockery of the Islamic faith! Moreover, it’s a reminder of how faith can sometimes be twisted into bizarre, commercially driven practices that defy logic. So next time someone offers you a sip of this divine elixir, maybe ask – does this really bring me closer to Allah or will I be a party to bid’ah?
With this product, the Islamists have lost the war against Quran burning, because now it seems the act could bring you closer to Allah just by breathing the fumes! Until then, let’s watch how hardliners fail to rage against this product while non-Muslims enjoy this moment of creative capitalism!